Cheri Macaulay in Calgary, chose a Little Free Library as of her www.3thingsforcalgary.ca to make Calgary even better! And, it took off in a big way! Two years ago, my perfectionist husband gifted me one for my birthday, and my daughter painted it right away! And, then I waited... :-) It was finally installed today! I am beyond excited. Our first book was taken within minutes, by these wonderful neighbour kids up the street in exchange for Nancy Close 1626 7208 Kananaskis Drive SW Calgary AB two of their lovely novels. Carolyn Fisher 5928 1531 21 Avenue NW Calgary AB This Little free library is located at the Capitol Hill Park. Built at a workshop hosted by Councillor Druh Farrell, this little free library was designed and painted by community resident and illustrator Carolyn Fisher. It is a small addition to the revitalization of this inner city park and is maintained by the Capitol Hill Community Association. Joe Starkman 5926 28 Sterling Spring Cres Calgary AB We assisted one of the local city Councillors in constructing 30 LFL for Calgary communities. This is one of them. Kathi Harrison 12634 15 Strathdale Close SW Calgary AB From the yearly book fair, to frequent trips to the local library we have always been aware of Kathi's love of reading. For her most recent birthday we bought her this little library so that she could share her love of books, learning, and adventure with others in our neighborhood. We love you more than you love books Mom. DEAN CARTER 13502 124 Silver Mead Cr. NW Calgary AB Carson Carter, Master Builder We love our neighbourhood and we love books! So much fun! Alison Laberge 9740 56 Windermere Road SW Calgary AB This Little Free Library was given to me as a birthday gift from my husband. K. Poniecki 9744 3611 Chippendale Drive NW Calgary AB Karen Anderson 15352 141 Gloucester Cres. S.W. Calgary AB Pamela Nic Gil Ean 15469 502 7 Avenue North-East Calgary AB Angela Wiseman 15521 243052, Range Road 281 SW-24-24-28-W4M Calgary AB Arlene Carol Magee Susan Samson 10243 #338 Marina Bay Place Sylvan Lake AB Maureen Fiebich 15361 54 Avenue 49 Street Barrhead AB David Powell 9750 1540 93rd Street SW Calgary AB Ron Stevens QC Lynette Theriault 17034 143 Hidden Cres. NW Calgary AB We decided to build a Little Free Library as a way to connect with our community of Glamorgan! We have a range of books for readers from 0 to 99 years of age. Drop by, take a book, leave a book. Have fun! This Little Free Library was a present to Anne and Rachel during Christmas 2013. They painted it in faux art style to complement the century-old neighbourhood where it is located. Almost immediately, it became a local feature with many nearby residents borrowing and donating books, A friend of mine in Calgary built a little free library and I decided to start one in our area - even though we are in a rural location. We are pretty close to Chestermere, Alberta and I am hoping I can generate enough interest in that community to keep our LFL vital. I have flyers and so on to distribute - maybe we can even get into the Rocky View County newspaper - LOL. This little library is special because my father built it for me. It's a wonderful thing to share books and reading. My mother taught me the love of a good story and this wee lighthouse on the prairie is dedicated to her memory. The first "Little Free Library" in Barrhead located at the Rotary Splash Park. A great way to promote literacy in our community by Communities for Children. The focus is on children's books so if you have books in good condition to donate or wish to read one please visit this free library near you! Communities For Children plans to expand the Little Free Libraries to other areas. A great way to share books! Thanks to Herb Kopp for doing a great job on building this one. Come join the Communities For Children coalition and be part of great things in our community. Reading is a gift, books are a treasure! We just want to share this treasure with our community! Ever since I first heard about this concept, I've wanted to create my very own library. It took awhile, but with the generous donation of a box from our local newspaper (The Calgary Herald) and a daughter with much more artistic talent than I, it finally came to fruition. I'm so thrilled that it is already wellused and often visited and that word is spreading through the community and beyond. I hope this becomes a hub of activity for many years to come!
After the warm community success of our first Little Free Library at the Massage Therapy Supply Outlet, Joe Clare created another Francophone library just a block away, featuring only French language books. There is a large Francophone population in Edmonton, Alberta, and this library is for them. It is being watched over by the gallery at La Socià tã francophone des arts visuels de l'alberta. People in the photo are Joe, Emily, Vera and Carl, who were the Joe Clare 9318 9103-95 Avenue Edmonton AB builders of the library. Maureen Fiebich 16547 9 State Ave Fort Assiniboine AB Maureen Fiebich 16548 4921 50 Ave Barrhead AB Lana Barrett 1719 1320 Kerwood Cr. S.W. Calgary AB Marley Hamlett 15486 4500 Caravelle Ct. Anchorage AK John DeCherney 11903 3195 Pioneer Ave Juneau AK John DeCherney 11903 3195 Pioneer Ave. Juneau AK vedra Bechtol 15475 7622 E. 20th anchorage AK Joey Jeff Wolf 11034 31285 Wilma Avenue P.O. Box 3595 Seward AK Readers everywhere Craig Holmes 14774 4121 Ursa Cir. Anchorage AK ingrid everson 15884 2301 Hiland Road Eagle River AK Eileen Demain 16375 Allergy Asthma & Immunology Center of Alaska 3841 Piper Street, Suite T4-054 Anchorage AK vedra Bechtol 15475 7622 E. 20th Anchorage AK scott jordan 16988 1527 airport heights drive anchorage AK margi clifford Janet Murphy 17245 1847 W. Northern Lights Blvd. Anchorage AK Betsy Estopinal 6030 Little Green Store Parking Lot 820 Monte Sano Blvd Huntsville AL Honor of Noel Estopinal Sarah Malone 9244 6825 Barnes Rd. Theodore AL Marley is an avid reader and this library was made from reclaimed materials for her 9th birthday present. She loves to check the library and share her favorites. This Little Free Library celebrates John's birthday. He loves to read and looks forward to sharing books with everyone in the neighborhood. He also loves dogs, and neighbor dogs will find treats in the Library too. The Library will be seasonal, coming indoors after the first snowfall until the next spring, since it is situated next to the street and might get plowed in. My amazing husband and his friend made this beautiful library for nothers day. I have 6 children and have always loved reading to them. My son Joey passed in 2011 and this is in memory of our many nights ready dinosaurs books 4121 Ursa Circle ~~~ I enjoy reading science fiction books, an interest that captivated me when I was young. A good book is a great adventure and can be revisited many times. My Library is a miniature version of the playhouse I built for my children many years ago. Hiland Road is somewhat isolated in Alaska, so we wanted to make books available to others who might not be able to always get to town. Also, we know there are young children living in this area, and we hope they will find some books they will enjoy reading. We bought this "Tree" Bookcase at an auction benefiting a wonderful local K-8th grade school. We knew that we wanted to make a lending library for our patients but were not sure how to begin. We did a Google search and discovered the Little Free Library. It was a perfect fit! We launched our little library, and are proud to be a part of the Little Free Library world family. My amazing husband gave this to me for mothers day. Have been wanting one for years!! My Little Free Library was built entirely from recycled, scavenged materials from construction jobs and home improvement projects. I built it so that folks traveling our neighborhood, and most certainly my immediate neighbors, could all have the opportunity to browse and trade books, or possibly to find that one book they've been meaning to read or just to pass along as a gift. This Little Free Library was built for my partner in life, Margi. She can be the most gregarious person and she firmly believes that true community is realized through interaction with other humans beings. This is just one of the many reasons I love my Margi. I, on the other hand, am known as somewhat of a curmudgeon â you just have to be brave! For the Monte Sano Mountain Community to enjoy childrens and adult books! And to discuss the books at every opportunity. This library was created through the kindness of others and will hopefully serve to make an impact in the lives of the children and adults throughout the neighborhood.
Given to Providence Providance Classical is a new school to our neighborhood, but are in a school built in 1938 and on the National Historic Register. Are great stewards of the building, great neighbors and this LFL is a gift to them for being such great stewards of the building and for promoting the love of reading and Mike Self 15434 601 Clinton Ave., E. Huntsville AL Classical School books! Sharman Egan 15841 1130 Montauk Avenue Mobile AL Eugene Walter, Mobile's Renaissance Man Cindy Brown 17791 7608 Quail Drive SW Huntsville AL Nicole Larriviere 16116 14 Houston Street Mobile AL Greene Co. Community Fund - GCCF 15756 2709 W. Kingshighway P.O. Box 252 Paragould AR Carol Ruscin 11327 9 Willow Oak Court Little Rock AR all neighbors who love to read Nedra Forrest 687 1708 N Walnut Ave Fayetteville AR Bernice Payne Sarah Lueke 12145 512 West Adams Street Fayetteville AR PIF PIF Paragould 15339 Reynolds Park by playground area 3307 Reynolds Park Road Paragould AR PIF PIF Paragould 16579 Pecan Grove 612 Canal St. Paragould AR Nicole and James Larriviere are the Stewards and live in a charming historic area of Mobile, Alabama called Dauphin Way Historic District. There are beautiful Oak lined streets and sidewalks where people ride their bikes, run, walk, visit with neighbors and share books. Repurposed windows were used to create a quaint library. The design is coastal cottage inspired and includes the classic southern porch blue ceiling paint inside. A variety of books may be found inside! Our Little Free Library is collaborative effort between Swirlz of Paragould and the Greene County Community Fund. Our library is unique because it's indoors at Swirlz of Paragould. Residents can visit Swirlz and enjoy yogurt while utilizing the Little Free Library. The library has a wide variety of books available to residents of all ages. It is our goal to promote positive, community involvement to the residents of our community. We invite you to visit our library and get involved! Over a year ago as I was reading the local paper in Denver, CO there was an article able to little free library and how it builds community. As I walked the Park Hill neighborhood in Denver I noticed these little houses began to pop up. I moved in May 2013 back to Little Rock, AR and i committed myself to having one of these in my new neighborhood to support the spirit of community and foster reading, even though I am not the bookworm I would like to be I love to share and be community focused. This library is dedicated to my mother-in-law Bernice who always loved to read. We learned about this library project several years back but it took us quite a while to get it together. It is awesome to see how much it has been used already! My Dad built our library. Local artist Maryevelyn Jones painted it to match our house, complete with cats looking out the windows. N Wasson 15258 6121 Pleasant Place Rogers AR The Pleasant Library Jim Pfeifer 13793 5301 Kavanaugh Blvd Little Rock AR We came across the idea of a Little Free Library a couple of years ago and our daughters reignited the fire to build one to share with our neighborhood. We built the library this summer, recently placed in it our yard and plan to add on additional goodies over time as the girls want to dress it up more. It is a general library with books for young kids, teens and adults and we will work to cycle the books so that there is always something fresh and renewed. Pay it Forward Paragould 16581 3501 Stonegate Dr. Shopping center Paragould AR This library was made and donated by First Class Cuts. Laura Egan-Burt 14370 12 Station St Menangle Australia, New South Wales Granny Meg We live in a tiny village and just love the idea of a little free library. Rebecca Mahoney 8492 35Charles St Baulkham Hills Sydney All teachers and parents, including my own, who open up the world to children by teaching and encouraging Australia, New South Wales reading! Our Little Free Library attracts readers of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities. People tell us they plan their walks to pass by and return or borrow a book. We especially like visits from the person who always tidies the books - you are very welcome, whoever you are! It unfailingly engenders a positive response from people.
Gibson Street Book Exchange / gɪbsən strit bʊk ɪkstʃendʒ / n. 1. a converted receptacle, located in Bowden, South Australia, stocked with pre-loved books donated and shared by the local community. 2. A waypoint along Gibson Street where bibliophiles meet to share and discuss the love and loath of recycled texts: meet you at the Gibson Street Book Exchange. 3. a unique site on a social network platform that allows subscribers to post finds, upload donations and critique publications see: facebook.com/gibson.st.book.exchange. 4. An ever changing assemblage of pre-read words to be shared between consumers of eclectic fiction and non-fiction. 5. A suburban storehouse of memories and acquired knowledge 6. A serendipitous find that causes finders to ponder where did this come from? 7. A literature repository, rumoured to have been pinched from a undisclosed beverage conglomerate and repurposed for community benefit. Delicious Andre Stuyt 13703 46 Gibson Street, Bowden Australia, South Australia and refreshing. Jennifer Andrews 12399 910 Dolphin Sands Road Swansea Australia, Tasmania We live on a 9 mile beach on the East coast of the island state of Tasmania. Our public library is in a small town 15mins drive away and only open 2 days a week. We have many holiday visitors to their shacks or from mainland Australia and overseas. Already our Little Free Library is being used on a very regular basis. We try and keep it stocked with good books for adults and children, most of which come from our own bookshelves to make way for more! Sarah Yeomans 15523 62 Kendall Street Preston Australia, Victoria Katrina Hailes 12803 18 Melaleuca Road Mt Martha Australia, Victoria Victoria Heywood 12445 28 Pearl Street Northcote Australia, Victoria Stewart Heywood I'm an author and an avid reader, and love the idea of sharing books with my neighbours. It's like having a secret Santa, dropping off new reading material to me every day or so!
The Mini Free Library is in the House! The Mini Free Library at the Maryborough Community House was officially launched during Families Week on the 20th May 2014 at the Maryborough Community House. The launch had an Alice in Wonderland theme, with a storyteller, activities for children and, of course, a mad-hatters tea party for afternoon tea! The 2014 theme for Families Week is 'Stronger Families, Stronger Communities' and aims to highlight the important role families play as the central building block of our communities. This is the perfect theme for launching a great community asset such as the Mini Free Library, as books and literacy also play an important role in enhancing family and community life. Maryborough s Mini Free Library takes an unique and creative form as it was designed by some children who attend the Community House. Their design was then brought to life with the skillful and talented assistance of Art Central and members of the community. The Mini Free Library will be installed outside the Community House, so that everybody who wants to use it can! Inside the library there will be books for little ones and books for grown-ups, as well as magazines. People are asked to return the books after they have borrowed them, so that everyone gets the chance to choose something they like. The very first books to fill the shelves will be chosen by local families in the area. Children s Literacy Facilitator, Lisa D Onofrio said Evidence shows that easy physical access to appropriate reading materials has a positive impact on children s verbal abilities. The Mini Library is part of the Literacy Strategy which involves placing book boxes throughout the Shire. The book boxes were made by the Men s Shed, and decorated by members of the supported playgroups, as well as other community groups, in conjunction with Art Central. They not only provide access to books for kids and grownups, but give out the message that this community believes that books and reading are important. Community groups are soon to be taking over the monitoring of the boxes, so that they become self-sustainable in the future. The boxes and Mini Library give a clear message that the shire supports literacy, as well offering a practical way to encourage children and families to engage with books and reading. Lisa D Onofrio said. You will find Mini Free Libraries all over the world, however Maryborough s is the first in Central Victoria, and one of the few in Australia that are not in front of a private house. And of course, our one is definitely unique! Lisa D Onofrio Children s Literacy Ruth Bumpstead 14805 23 Primrose St Maryborough, Vic 3465 Maryborough Australia, Victoria Facilitator Carolyn Shelley 13786 501 Joseph St. Prescott AZ Aaron, Camille, and Lucian Moreno 12537 2841 N. Orlando Ave. Tucson AZ Araceli Moreno 14375 1019 w 12th place Tempe AZ Helen Curtis 15371 Intersection of Cielo Azul and Calle de La Azucena Tucson AZ Dr. George A. Dawson Lezleebecker Becker 13590 7708 w. Hearn Rd. Peoria AZ Donnajo Troup North West corner of 3rd Street and Richey Sarah Warren 11004 at the Miramonte Pocket Park Tucson AZ This library was erected in honor of our moving into the neighborhood. It is our hope that by having a lending library we might come closer with our neighbors and contribute to our immediate community. Our library was built to honor our father and grandfather, Dr. George A. Dawson, who recently passed away. He always told us we should read more, to help us be calmer individuals and to learn more. We built this to honor and remember him. Our Little Free Library is placed in memorial for Donnajo Troup, the librarian assistant of Sundance Elementary School for many years. Mrs. Troup loved children, books, and life. We miss her deeply, but know she will live on in the hearts of all who share the joy of books through our Little Free Library.
Mike Anglin 11004 3593 E 3rd St Tucson AZ Carol Bomke 5269 4453 James Street Vancouver BC Kim Lockhart 14722 1017 Spring Avenue Coquitlam BC Kyla Henry 15236 3401A 30th Avenue Vernon BC Natasha Milliken Heape 16784 809 43 Ave Vernon BC Shelby Entner 14330 1805-32nd Avenue Vernon BC Evan Schwab 16232 16170 86B Avenue Surrey BC Theresa Marion 12930 1023 Pacific Street Vancouver BC Hazel Postma 15405 1431 El Camino Drive Coquitlam BC Miramonte Neighborhood Association Amber Manderson 16919 Bates Rd Courtenay BC Amber Manderson Placed in our centrally-located small community park, the Miramonte LFL is painted in our neighborhood's official livery and is proving to quite a busy place! Many in our neighborhood have participated in the purchase, decoration installation and maintenance of our LFL - it is truly a source of pride for us! Many thanks to resident Sarah Warren for bringing this idea to the MNA Board. This Little Free Library found its home in Triumph Coffee and houses all kinds of books! From novels to children's stories to cookbooks and non-fiction, this not-so-little Little Free Library was designed to bring our community together! A birthday gift for an avid reader who is eager to share with her family, friends, and neighbours! We first saw a LFL on a camping trip and heard about it in a magazine. Our family loves to read and we all love having a good book to curl up with on the couch. We live on a busy street and have a lot of people walking by our historic (and in the middle of a reno) home so we hope people stop to have a look at a book and chat with us :) We live near a school and so many kids pass by each day I thought I would add a bit of whimsy to their commute. Coming soon. This Little Free Library will be located in front of Pacific Heights Housing Co-op (PHHC) on Pacific Street in Vancouver. Go to phhc.ca/lfl for updates on our grand-opening ribbon-cutting ceremony, mid to late August 2014. Funded in part by a Greenest City Neighbourhood Small Grant program administered through Gordon Neighbourhood House, the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Foundation. It is a three-level structure, with the bottom level reserved for kids books. Designed and built by PHHC member Ted Cole, a theatre actor who is a carpenter in his spare time. On my one year anniversary with my boyfriend I was taken out to a popular local walking and running trail that we had often gone to. My boyfriend showed me the little library he had spend weeks working on as a suprise for our special day. Not being a very handy guy, he got help from numerous friends which made it all the more special. After explaining what it was to me he told me he had one more surprise, and to close my eyes. I stood there next to the library with my eyes shut, and when I opened them he was down on one knee. I of course said yes and now we visit the library often to drop off and pick up books. The little library will be forever a part of our special day.
It all started when a friend of mine started a littlefreelibrary on the other side of the city and posted pictures to Facebook. I liked the idea and I had an empty space in my fence where I thought a free library could exist. Jason Fowler 16797 3451 West 6th Avenue Vancouver BC Al Fowler Manon Billiet 13694 Hertsvelde West 11 Sint-Andries Belgium Johan Redant 16108 Dijkstraat 105 Dessel Belgium, Antwerp Tine Poesen 15845 Kadettensteegje Hasselt Belgium, Limburg Nadzirah Salehen 15279 Tutong Sixth Form Centre, Kampong Perpindahan Bukit Beruang, Tutong Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Darussalam, Tutong Doug & Jean Chadwick 12870 LAPD Newton Station 3400 South Central Ave. Los Angeles CA Kristin Ericsson 14117 7600 Pack Saddle Court Bakersfield CA Alice Carter 13730 254 Lassen Avenue Mountain View Ca Monta Loma Book Lovers Woodland Public Library 11900 Beamer Park 810 Hollister RD Woodland CA Woodland Public Library 12213 Ferns Park 750 W. Southwood DR Woodland CA Michael Stack 13457 482 Duboce Ave. San Francisco CA Angelica Gonzalez 14415 120 2nd st Watsonville CA All the children in the neighborhood I started with spare wood I had lying around; 2x12 floor joists which would make a very strong box. From that point on I dedicated my effort to making this spare wood work. In hind-sight, it would have been better to use lighter pine! The space for the books is about 27x35 inches which is bigger than usual, but I wanted to use up as much of the 36x48 space in the fence. After spending a few weeks of (little) spare time, I made many, many mistakes but I really learned a lot about carpentry, and myself. Each time I worked on the library, people stopped to ask what I was doing. Many knew about the little free libraries and were excited about this one. One women said in Portland people do the same thing but with stuff, like toys, games, etc. Today as I put the final touches on Little Free Library 16797, my neighbour put several books in the library. I have a feeling this library will fill up quickly! Jason Steward of #16797 I came up with the idea of a Little Free Library in our street because I know many people here (especialy women) like to read. We recommend and lend books to each other. I also love the idea of sharing things with each other. My husband made the library all by himself. He painted it yellow and green, the Brazilian Fifa World Cup colours :- ). A lot of people from other streets pass by here while jogging or walking with their dog, we intend to reach them too. In our street in Dessel Belgium two families had the same idea without knowing each other. In about a few weeks time we placed two Little Free Library's in our neighbourhoud and we became friends. Now the exiting news about the two library's is spreading slowly in town and other people get interested and that's amazing because their are not many Little Free Library's in Belgium. It is Brunei's first registered little free library and it is managed independly by 6 students from the said school. Most of the books are donated by the members and there are ofcourse some are from the PTET citizens. We hope that this littke free library will help our peers and friends with their General Knowledge or English Subject This is number 6 of 21 of Little Free Libraries and seating areas we are putting in LAPD stations. It's still a work in progress. Painting, decorating and landscaping is my summer project. Meantime, come and browse this curated collection of gently-used books! The selection will constantly be changing. Look for board games and puzzles, too! Look for the bench to be installed soon! The Woodland Little Free Library project is sponsored by the Woodland Public Library. The library is committed to getting books into the community and especially into the hands of children. Please join us in celebrating reading through these "Little Free Libraries" The Woodland Little Free Library project is sponsored by the Woodland Public Library. The library is committed to getting books into the community and especially into the hands of children. Please join us in celebrating reading through these "Little Free Libraries" The Watsonville Environmental Science Workshop designed and built this free workshop to support literacy and sharing in the 2nd street community.
Sharing the love of reading with our Nina Herman 14720 4316 E. Orangeburg Ave. Modesto CA community. Everett Family 13420 611 El Norte Hills Place Escondido CA Our Little Free Library is the 3rd one in the Escondido, CA area. Our family bought the ready-made Essential and had fun decorating it in a California Craftsman Style. We just installed it yesterday and we already have had some usage! Jason Alderman 12219 201 Palm Drive (corner of house by driveway) Piedmont CA (LFL is next to driveway on Lambeth Bob Witzgall 14966 2101 Shelfield Drive Way) Carmichael CA Melissa Wilford 14927 8307 River Hawk Lane Bakersfield CA Melissa Campos 13456 3265 Ingledale a Terrace Los Angeles Ca Melinda Campos THE FHS STACKS 11628 Assemblyman - 68th District 17821 East Seventeenth Street #150 Tustin CA The Foothill High School Stacks The FHS STACKS 12,033 South Coast Performing Arts Studio 1218 Irvine Blvd Tustin CA The FHS STACKS peggy boggeln 10941 2064 pierino dr san diego CA Tom Polakiewicz 12000 4649 Biona Drive San Diego CA Erin Allen 14759 128 Dufour St. Santa Cruz CA Doug & Jean Chadwick 12869 LAPD Van Nuys Station 6240 Sylmar Ave Van Nuys CA jinny robertson 13800 35 Yankee Point Drive Carmel Highlands CA Roger Ruaboro 14155 3740 Armour Court Fremont CA I'm a stay at home mommy with two little girls. I have always had a love for reading and now my girls do too! We want to share this love with our community. Literacy is so important and if we can help plant that seed in at least one child I know we are doing our job with humanity! The LFL is in memory of my twin sister, Melinda, who we lost to clear-cell carcinoma last summer. My dad, a former Math professor, instilled such a love of reading in us that we were going through Alexandre Dumas novels (The 3 Musketeers & The Count of Monte Cristo) and Edgar Rice Burroughs pulps (Tarzan of the Apes & John Carter of Mars) before we were 10 years old. (Dickens, however, was a dismal failure with us.) instead of donating the books to the local library or Goodwill, we thought she might appreciate the idea of having her own library on our front yard. (Melinda was a cataloguer at the downtown Law Library before she retired in November 2012.) The theme of the library is based on her love of Asian art and culture. She even ran an Internet bazaar for a few years that sold things like fortune teller fish, snuff bottles and finger traps. The LFL is called Mr. ping's Book Emporium after an online character from the store who specialized in arcane topics such as the purpose of "scholar rocks" or the farming of bamboo rats in Congjiang. We think it would have amused and pleased her to have such a library. The Stacks is not your "run of the mill" high school club. The Stacks is a club created by Foothill High School students, Claire and Grace Norman, to promote the love of reading through the placement of Little Free Libraries in throughout Tustin. After opening the first Little Free Library in Tustin, we were inspired to place more throughout our community in Orange County California. The Stacks is not your "run of the mill" high school club. The Stacks is a club created by Foothill High School students, Claire and Grace Norman, to promote the love of reading through the placement of Little Free Libraries in throughout Tustin. After opening the first Little Free Library in Tustin, we were inspired to place more throughout our community in Orange County California. it was made by my father, husband, and son for me for mother's day 2014. we have named it bogie's books after my son. the first books that went in it were about 20 children's books that my son donated. This is #9 of our Libraries we are working to put into every LAPD station lobby and hopefully the community centers as well. This was installed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Van Nuys, CA and has a replica of the Los Angeles City Hall on top. No story yet. Our Grand Opening is tomorrow, Sat. June 13, 1:00 p,m, I liked the concept of the LFL and was thrilled to put one up on my front yard for our wonderful neighborhood families and children to share. It is located in a cul-desac, but we are hoping that the word about the LFL spreads to others to stop by and check it out. This is the first (registered) LFL in Fremont, but hopefully the first of many.
We had noticed Little Free Libraries around and had helped ourselves once, and then the Rotarian (a magazine for members of Rotary International) had a substantial article on history of the Little Free Library. My challenge was to build an acccessable box which would withstand a heavy rain... so far, so good! So far, without being officially "on the map", we have found a great balance Don Taylor 14141 2680 San Marcos Ave San Diego CA bewteen arrival and departure books. Just loved the idea and had to do it! Our theme is dragonflies..for our six Ernestina Shay 13767 4156 Pomona Way Livermore CA in honor of the Fab Six Grands grandchildren. L'Chaim! Fly high, sweet ones. Jenn Douglas 14369 78 Arthur Road Watsonville CA Hollie & Carol Hill Richard Albistegui-DuBois 15220 573 Beaumont Dr. (Bus stop at corner of Beaumont & Eucalyptus) Vista CA Keith Kesler 9515 Cerritos Park 3690 San Fernando Rd Glendale CA Keith Kesler 9555 Montrose Park - Near the Playground 3529 Clifton Pl Glendale CA Shelly Slaven 888 2424 N. Shady St. Visalia CA Our house is right across the street from the local elementary school. When we bought the house, the bus stop on the corner (on our property) was dilapidated, overgrown, with a disintegrating bench. We've been working on improving it, and one of the items on our list from the beginning was the addition of a Little Free Library. My wife and I are big readers, and we feel strongly about encouraging reading in children, so having this available for kids and parents taking the bus to and from the school seemed like a perfect opportunity. Thus, we have both adult and children's literature, in English and Spanish. My wife and I both read a lot of science fiction and fantasy, so that has a large representation in the initial stock. The library is constructed from a self-made plan using recycled plywood, furring boards, and molding. The front window is acrylic. My kids painted the sign on top. The Cerritos Park Little Free Library is sponsored by the Glendale Library Arts & Culture department. The Friends of the Glendale Library supply books to restock the Little Free Library on a weekly basis The Montrose Community Park Little Free Library is sponsored by the Glendale Library Arts & Culture department. The Friends of the Glendale Library supply books to restock the Little Free Library on a weekly basis. Lennar Central Valley is proud to be a sponsor of Little Free Libraries throughout the San Joaquin Valley in Central California. This Little Free Library (LFL) #0888 was moved to a new location in Visalia California. Lennar Homes is hoping a free community library will encourage reading and neighborhood interaction in its Valley developments. Lennar is installing nearly twenty "Little Free Libraries" in select Valley communities to encourage children and adults to read and to promote a neighborly community. The libraries are small painted boxes, located in front of the model home centers that are filled with teen-adult and children s books. It's part of a worldwide campaign to promote literacy while building a sense of community. This particular LFL is hand-painted and features a barn with lots of barnyard animals and farm-fresh fruits and veggies, all grown in the area. Lennar has installed several other LFL s to date with plans for many more. The national new home builder has also donated LFL s to the Ronald McDonald Houses in Madera and Bakersfield. Lennar is proud to sponsor and donate these Little Free Library boxes to their new home neighborhoods throughout the Central San Joaquin Valley and have received a great positive response. Book drives are held periodically by the Lennar Associates in the division. The donated books are used to help stock the LFL s placed by Lennar. It s a team effort and Lennar Central Valley is honored to be a part of this literacy movement.
Lennar Central Valley is proud to be a sponsor of Little Free Libraries throughout the San Joaquin Valley in Central California. This Little Free Library (LFL) #0647 was given to the Carden School of Fresno for their students and the neighborhood children to enjoy. Lennar Homes is hoping a free community library will encourage reading and neighborhood interaction in its Valley developments. Lennar is installing nearly twenty "Little Free Libraries" in select Valley communities to encourage children and adults to read and to promote a neighborly community. The libraries are small painted boxes, located in front of the model home centers that are filled with teen-adult and children s books. It's part of a worldwide campaign to promote literacy while building a sense of community. This particular LFL is hand-finished and was made from a cranberry crate. Lennar has installed several other LFL s to date with plans for many more. The national new home builder has also donated LFL s to the Ronald McDonald Houses in Madera and Bakersfield. Lennar is proud to sponsor and donate these Little Free Library boxes to their new home neighborhoods throughout the Central San Joaquin Valley and have received a great positive response. Book drives are held periodically by the Lennar Associates in the division. The donated books are used to help stock the LFL s placed by Lennar. It s a team effort and Lennar Central Valley is honored to be a part Jayce Herman 647 6901 N. Maple Avenue #101 Fresno CA of this literacy movement. Shelly Slaven 736 2526 Seaside Circle Tulare CA Lennar Central Valley is proud to be a sponsor of Little Free Libraries throughout the San Joaquin Valley in Central California. This Little Free Library (LFL) #0736 was installed at Lennar s Cedar Grove V community in Tulare California for the neighborhood children to enjoy. Lennar Homes is hoping a free community library will encourage reading and neighborhood interaction in its Valley developments. Lennar is installing nearly twenty "Little Free Libraries" in select Valley communities to encourage children and adults to read and to promote a neighborly community. The libraries are small painted boxes, located in front of the model home centers that are filled with teen-adult and children s books. It's part of a worldwide campaign to promote literacy while building a sense of community. This particular LFL is hand-painted with a pastoral scene reminiscent of the Tuscan countryside and is available to all neighborhood children and adults. Lennar has installed several other LFL s to date with plans for even more. The national new home builder has also donated LFL s to the Ronald McDonald Houses in Madera and Bakersfield. Lennar is proud to sponsor and donate these Little Free Library boxes to their new home neighborhoods throughout the Central San Joaquin Valley and have received a great positive response. Book drives are held periodically by the Lennar Associates in the division. The donated books are used to help stock the LFL s placed by Lennar. It s a team effort and Lennar Central Valley is honored to be a part of this literacy movement.
Lennar Central Valley is proud to be a sponsor of Little Free Libraries throughout the San Joaquin Valley in Central California. This Little Free Library (LFL) #1320 was installed at Lennar s Stonehaven community in Sanger California for the neighborhood children to enjoy. Lennar Homes is hoping a free community library will encourage reading and neighborhood interaction in its Valley developments. Lennar is installing nearly twenty "Little Free Libraries" in select Valley communities to encourage children and adults to read and to promote a neighborly community. The libraries are small painted boxes, located in front of the model home centers that are filled with teenadult and children s books. It's part of a worldwide campaign to promote literacy while building a sense of community. This particular LFL is hand-painted with clapboard siding that reminds one of early homes build in the area during the 1920 s through the 1940 s. Lennar has installed several other LFL s to date with plans for even more. The national new home builder has also donated LFL s to the Ronald McDonald Houses in Madera and Bakersfield. Lennar is proud to sponsor and donate these Little Free Library boxes to their new home neighborhoods throughout the Central San Joaquin Valley and have received a great positive response. Book drives are held periodically by the Lennar Associates in the division. The donated books are used to help stock the LFL s placed by Lennar. It s a team effort and Lennar Central Valley is honored to be a Shelly Slaven 1320 2641 Tamarack Ave. Sanger CA part of this literacy movement. Betty Hedegard 13870 420 Central Avenue (at Central Park) Salinas CA I began this project with the Friends of the Little Library who had money donated to them from a project called The Big Idea from the Monterey County Weekly. Soon we were joined by four young business people from the Leadership Salinas Class XXXII. Our goal is put Little Libraries in parks in Salinas and I am the steward for the one here in Central Park in Salinas! Today we had our Grand Opening with community members, o ur councilman's representative, children, library and parks people Jane Orzel 13873 1700 McKinnon Street (McKinnon Park) Salinas CA I am the steward of the McKinnon Park Little Library. The Friends of the Salinas Public Library worked with me and the Leadership Salinas Valley Class XXXII of the Chamber of Commerce to help get this Little Library open/ We had a Grand Opening yesterday, one of three opened in parks in Salinas yesterday. Bruce Anderson 5945 1380 Meadow Court Livermore CA Mom & Dad Yikes, appears that an elf has taken up residency in our library! Sounds like I gotta' find a copy of Elf On The Shelf. Roughly 75 books have gone out, 35-ish returned, and 14-ish donated by neighbors over the past ten months. Laura Caster 7947 23085 Pine Needles Lane Idyllwild CA My desire to open a Little Free Library started when I first learned about it from an article I read online. The more I thought about it, the more I knew that I needed to do it. Although it took some time to go from dream to reality, I am thrilled that I have been successful in making it happen. A grant from Colorado State University - Global Campus paid for the library itself and our friend and fellow PCPOA board member, Richard Schwartz, installed it. The Pine Cove Property Owners Association is a supporter of this effort and plans to install more in our small town. An unexpected and very welcome birthday Charles Hargrove 13729 313 Victoria Street El Cerrito CA present.
My daughters and I are proud to have made this library together. They painted it and put some flowers in front if it (with more planting to come, I'm sure!). Our library was an old abandoned Village Voice newspaper box in front of our favorite local cafe. It had basically just become a trash receptacle...so we asked if we could take it and make something useful from it, and--voila!--a Little Free Library was born. We live in a vibrant, urban, diverse neighborhood, and we have lots of foot traffic and lots of kids. Within two hours of putting up the library, we had at least 8 kids come by and borrow or swap books. We also have "books for grown-ups," so everyone will hopefully find something to enjoy! (My wife and I love to read and we tend to accumulate books, whether we mean to or not!). We hope this Little Free Library will be a benefit to our neighborhood and help encourage a lifelong love of reading. Jarrod Fischer 13921 3225 3rd Ave Sacramento CA We look forward to seeing you! Kyra DeBiaso 14466 3754 Vista Drive Soquel CA My dad, David Jorgensen, built the Little Free Library for me at my request - what a sweet, indulgent dad! He built it almost exclusively from found and recycled materials. My husband, Frank, sank the post and the two of them mounted it together on Mother's Day, 2014. My two sons help me find books and help keep it stocked. Chloe M 15857 2938 56th Avenue Oakland CA Lillie Weatherington Winbourne Alex Clemens 14612 308 Lina Alameda CA Casey Rose and Benjy We saw a Little Free Library in our neighborhood, and were charmed. As lovers of reading and owners of many books - including many duplicate books for babies and children - we wanted to share our bounty with our friends and neighbors. The Little Free Library is the perfect vehicle to make this happen. Orange County Great Park- Farm + Food OCGP Farm+Food Lab 10572 Lab 6990 Marine Way Irvine CA Barry Evans 15424 Redwood Curtain Theatre (Snug Alley) 212 1st Street Eureka CA Ms. Sullivan 14757 3045 Granada Ave. San Diego CA Pamela Marie Jungerberg 9547 2830 Ribera Road Carmel CA Adella Lujan 15468 EL Gabilan Park on Toro Street Salinas CA Ms. Christine's Third Grade Class 2013-14 Janet Shaw 12873 Margaret Ct & Wimbledon 5917 Margaret Ct Bakersfield CA Wendy Wayne Theresa Perales 12151 1710 Joliet Place Oxnard CA Jodi Bay 13544 2422 Badajoz Place Carlsbad CA Katia Ma 10987 1758 n mar vista ave Pasadena CA Mary Kern 14724 4200 S Higuera Street San Luis Obispo CA 2014 6th year class Building a little free library was our end-ofthe year project in third grade. My 22 students measured, sanded and stained this box. As a class we decided to fill the library with books for children ages 0-10. We even published our own book of poems and placed it in the Library. Kudos to the children of High Tech Elementary- your library is beautiful and ready to be used by lots of young readers in North Park. Don't forget to take a book and leave a book! I am so proud that you have helped to spread the joy of reading in San Diego. Ever since I stopped working in a public library, I've missed sharing my love of books and reading. So my sweet husband, Steven, surprised me with this LFL. Such a wonderful gift! I love it. Our neighbors love it. And people who pass by on their way home from the beach love it! My husband, Moses Lujan, built this special Little Library for the children of Toro Street and the surrounding streets. I am a local school board member and I know our children need materials to practice their reading, especially in the summer. This Little Library is a project that brings the community together, as well as providing reading materials for the children! Each year our 6th grade class leaves a gift for us remember them by. This year the students decided a little library was just the thing to represent them! We are delighted to have this offering to our community and to be a part of promoting books to everyone.
As a part of the Wendy's Words Libraries, ours is the first in Shafter, CA. Built as an Eagle Scout project, painted by my daughter-in-law and stocked with books thanks to my daughter and son-in-law, Susan Reep and Bernadette Ferguson, students and parents enjoy the library as they walk to and from the elementary school just up the street. It has been interesting to see which books are chosen and which languish. I enjoy my steward's duty each day. While the library is stocked with children and adult books, it is the children's ones that go. We have had no headaches Ione Lollar 9669 729 Mannel Avenue Shafter CA with the library. It is a pleasure. Winter Walker 15738 4638 2nd. Ave. Los Angeles CA Bernice Colman 10895 651 Crestmoore Pl Venice CA My Grandchildren Melissa Wilford 14927 8307 river hawk lane Bakersfield CA Memory of Wendy Wayne Sarah Carrillo 14630 482 Florence Drive Lafayette CA Heidi Hansen 4524 3463 Wellesly Ave. San Diego CA Suzanne and Bob Hansen Sarah Lundell 10351 2621 Carnelian Circle El Dorado Hills CA Sophie Dick 13707 1326 Manzanita Street Los Angeles CA Petra Mertens 11031 3145 Brant st San Diego CA PALLS Douglas & Jean Chadwick 14817 LAPD North Hollywood Community Station 11640 Burbank Blvd North Hollywood CA Lee Miller 11726 369 Diana St. Placerville CA Robert and Jackie Vreeken jill crail 14806 9845 firebird ave whittier CA Stephanie Speights 16141 2627 Highland Ave Santa Monica CA Julia Parnell 14715 2146 8th Street Livermore CA Nicole Popel 15514 823 Romero Court Walnut CA My grandson Brian and his daughter 3 yr old Renèe made this for me for my 80th birthday. It is dedicated in honor and memory of all my grandchildren. I am planning a neighborhood celebration July 5 with homemade lemonade. Literacy is one of the most important gifts we can give our kids! For our future and to learn about the past. The Wilford little library holds an eclectic array of books for adults and children. Together with my two girls, we hand pick new selections and always look with wonder at the generosity of our community at what goes into our little blue library. I designed and built this to earn my Girl Scout Silver Award. I unveiled it April 6th 2014. We think the Little Free Library is a wonderful idea especially as a community project. We made the whole thing ourselves and are proud to be part of the Little Free Library organisation. We are creating LFL's in every LAPD Station, Community Centers and then moving to Homeless Shelters and other areas where there is limited access to libraries and books. This is #10 of the 25 stations. My husband and Sister in law are readers. I saw an article online and thought the concept of having a free library on the block would be wonderful. It took a while to get it going but now it's up and going. I am very excited and hope the folks in the neighborhood will see it and use it. Happy dance Our Little Free Library resides on a parkway that was beautified by neighbors working together to create a meaningful and environmentally sustainable place for all to enjoy. Built out of 100-year-old boards from a fence on our property, our library has one shelf for kid's books, and one for grown-up books. We also occasionally add small items for kids such as sidewalk chalk, bubbles, or stickers, and we're always happy to see these in use around the neighborhood. We recently added a chicken-wire magazine rack (in keeping with the...rustic style of the cabinet), and a metal wire basket below to hold lemons, plums, or whatever ripe fruit or vegetables we have on hand from our trees or our neighbors'. We've met a lot of people in our neighborhood as they stop by to check out the LFL, and we've been very excited to find a lot of books and magazines coming and going already. I wanted to have the first Little Free Library in Walnut, California. Using several differently sized books as a guide, my husband, Mark, designed, built, and installed the library during the Fourth of July weekend (2014). Within the first day it opened, people have been peeking inside and taking out books. Our library matches the style and paint of our home, and is under a shady tree beside the sidewalk. We welcome everyone everywhere to share the joy of reading.
Our Free Little Library story begins with our mission: "To spark a passion for life long learning". We are the Sacramento Children's Museum and our goal is to inspire children and their parents to learn while having fun. The museum has many programs and several exhibits that are specifically designed to help develop early childhood literacy and the Little Free Library is a natural fit. Our Free Little Library's inclusion at the museum was at the request of the Alan & Michele Godlove, and significant quantity of books have been donated by Sharon Stone Smith and the Godlove's. The Free Little Library's availability is limited the museums operating hours, Tuesday- Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sundays 12:00-5:00 pm. We are excited to be a part Christopher Strika 15418 2701 Prospect Park Dr. Rancho Cordova CA of the Little Free Library family. I first heard about Little Free Library in 2010 and we decided to participate once we were both retired. As you can see we are now retired and have finally joined in the fun. My passion for reading began as a very young child as I learned to read at age three. Books have always been an important part of my life and I and wanted to share my love of books with others. We have people of all ages who walk in our neighborhood. We wanted to provide a place for them to sit and rest. We hope they take advantage and the opportunity to choose from our selection of books. Our Library opened on July 4, 2014 Debbie Shields 14001 1617 Branch Avenue Simi Valley CA and we have had many visitors stop by to check it out. It has been fun visiting with and getting to know the people in our neighborhood. Kathy Marquez 5443 1381 N. Dominion Ave. Pasadena CA Anne Heather After seeing a article about Little Free Libraries in the Los Angeles Times, I was enchanted by the idea, and started dragging an old bookshelf out to the front yard every morning during my summer break. When school began in the fall, this routine quickly lost its charm. My girls pooled their funds and bought me a library for my birthday. It has taken over a year to accomplish, but it has been installed at last! In it, you will find books for early childhood, older kids, and adults...the selection will be highly eclectic! Friends of Ivanhoe 12072 2828 Herkimer Street Los Angeles CA 2 parents set up this library as well as a reading bench in the shade for the local elementary students, parents and nearby residents alike. Students and parents check out the offerings daily on their way to and from school. We typically have books for all ages from very young book lovers to adult readers. The graduating 5th grade class made bookmarks for the library and left some reading recommendations upon graduation. Patricia Galligan 16263 2163 Calle Frescota La Jolla CA Our family thought neighbors and visitors at the beach would to read and share books. Carol Schweppe 16246 2400 GLENVIEW Drive Hollister CA Arthur & Lee Reese Julie Cason 10206 198 Chaparral Road Carmel Valley CA Joan Cason, my mama Carousel Ranch 16328 34289 Rocking Horse Road Santa Clarita CA Dad My mother taught me to read when I was 3 (to keep me out of mischief!) and took me to the local library every week until I was old enough to ride my bike there. I'd come home with armfuls of books. I was an English lit major in college, and then had an editorial career that spanned more than two decades. Many years, I got to read hundreds of children's books to find candidates to license for reading anthologies. (Lucky me!) So, suffice to say that I love, love, love books and wish to promote them. Also, if I kept every book I ever read, I'd need a mansion, so the LFL helps me have a smaller footprint on the planet. Carousel Ranch is dedicated to providing equestrian therapy to disabled children. We strive to create and atmosphere where every child can and will succeed... a place where therapy is disguised as fun. We love to see kids (and adults!) with books in their hands, so we love Little Free Library!