Free library…in a bird house!

Hey, I saw this on my evening walk recently: a birdhouse in a front garden with books inside!

It’s The Little Free Library Project. The note on the door says:

“A free book sharing venue. Take a book, donate a book, return a book. http://www.littlefreelibraryproject.org.uk “

Inside there were thrillers, a book on butterflies and a children’s storybook, crammed in with many, many others.

What  a great idea! I’m going to go check out their site now…

…well, it looks like The Little Free Library Project UK is a part of The Little Free Library. All books are donated and all the materials used to create the book boxes are recycled.

Here’s how the project began: “In the beginning—2009—Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin, built a model of a one room schoolhouse as a tribute to his mother, a former school teacher who loved reading. He filled it with books and put it on a post in his front yard. His neighbors and friends loved it. He built several more and gave them away. Each one had a sign that said FREE BOOKS….”

For more info, see history at  The Little Free Library !

Have you ever seen anything like this? Where did you see it? What great book/s did you find inside?

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