Little Free Library

Have any of you ever run across the Little Free Library?

The pictures above are of a tiny little free library in the Ortega district of Jacksonville.  We have seen similar libraries in other cities and as  far away as the Bahamas at Lubber's Quarters a very small island.  The Little Free Library was started  Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin in 2009 as a tribute to his mother, who loved to read.  He built a model of a one room school house, filled it with books and set it on a post in his front yard with a sign reading  FREE BOOKS.  The idea took off and there are now  approximately 25,000 little free libraries across America.   These mini libraries operate on the Take A Book/Leave A Book exchange idea which we have run across at almost every marina we have visited.  I think it is a fabulous idea. What do you think?  Could your neighborhood benefit from a Little Free Library?

Joy

A Little Free Library is a “take a book, return a book” free book exchange. They come in many shapes and sizes, but the most common version is a small wooden box of books. Anyone may take a book or bring a book to share.

Little Free Library book exchanges have a unique, personal touch. There is an understanding that real people are sharing their favorite books with their community; Little Libraries have been called "mini-town squares."

A Little Free Library is a “take a book, return a book” free book exchange. They come in many shapes and sizes, but the most common version is a small wooden box of books. Anyone may take a book or bring a book to share.

Little Free Library book exchanges have a unique, personal touch. There is an understanding that real people are sharing their favorite books with their community; Little Libraries have been called "mini-town squares."

A Little Free Library is a “take a book, return a book” free book exchange. They come in many shapes and sizes, but the most common version is a small wooden box of books. Anyone may take a book or bring a book to share.

Little Free Library book exchanges have a unique, personal touch. There is an understanding that real people are sharing their favorite books with their community; Little Libraries have been called "mini-town squares."