Join Us for "Give a Good Read Week" This Week!

It would be awesome if there's one nearby me. I'll be keeping an eye out!

There is even a version of a Little Free Library at a Marriott in New York City. It's located at the Marriott New York East Side, in their members lounge. They have named it: "Take a Book, Leave a Book".

I live in the hood. They probably sell books for drugs here instead of share and read... I dont know what else to say. I've seen a couple close by in Orlando but never have had any in them. Homeless Capital of the world doesn't know how to share good reads.

Am still looking for a safe secured place where I can create mine.... though surrounded by poor reading culture environment.

Elyse wrote: "This is wonderful!!! Thanks for this great attention to The Little Free Libraries.

We have dozens -and dozens around our town in Willow Glen. I walk a lot and they are all such fun to peek into. O..."

That's awesome. Great idea. I think I'm going to try the "care-packages of books" too.

Jessica wrote: "There are no Little Free Libraries in my area whatsoever 😂 However I will be doing the "online version" in the near future, where you track your books instead, called www.bookcrossing.com - Despite..."

I've done that. It's a nice site.

Lynn wrote: "We don't have anything like this in South Africa. Unfortunately, not only would the books be stolen or set alight, the container would stolen just for the hell of it!!

Hurrah for illiteracy!!!!"

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Good day, I am happy to add my book "Poetic Potpourri" to any Little Free Library in North America, otherwise, it's still available globally online for your buying and/or reviewing pleasure, take care, and bye for now from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. :-)

Poetic Potpourri Marc Mullo

I found the ones near me just by walking around. They weren't on the official map. I'll often pick up a book for my nieces and nephews to have on hand in the house when they visit. I don't see them often enough to get them books from the public library unless I know they'll be at my house on a certain evening to want bedtime stories. I've dropped off several books I don't want anymore and have even more. I'll have to remember to print up the form and place a new book in the libraries in my neighborhood.

Jesus wrote: "This is a great movement, I love it. I wonder how do you deal with robbers, in my community there was a book kiosk and some people vandalized it, breaking the glasses and just throwing the books to..."

In my experience, that is a risk that can't be avoided. I volunteer re-stocking the shelves of "free libraries" in my local community and sometimes I find graffiti, trash, or things that are not books on the shelves. 99% of the time I only find empty shelves though.

There's not much you can do except talk to people and explain that those bookshelves belong to everyone, and we should all take care of them. If you're worried about people stealing them to resell, what we do is seal them with the name of the NGO so people know it is supposed to be free.

I dropped off Eldest and Hawkeye, Volume 5: All-New Hawkeye at one near me and picked up Crime and Punishment.

"Jesus wrote: "If you're worried about people stealing them to resell, what we do is seal them with the name of the NGO so people know it is supposed to be free."

That's another advantage of joining BookCrossing — once the books have their little BookCrossing stickers on them, people won't be able to resell them.

I've noticed that two of my BookCrossing books have disappeared from various street libraries, but have not been logged on the BookCrossing site yet. Maybe they'll turn up one day!

I didn’t know about “Give a Good Read” week, but just this evening, I put Jenny Colgan’s “Cafe by the Sea” in our neighborhood Little Library.

This is great but unfortunately all of my books are packed away in boxes in a storage unit for the next few weeks until I get moved. I want to put a LFL at my house eventually.

I didn't think there would be any near me but one is a minute walk away wow

We have these all over the Stillwater Minnesota area and I didn't even know that this was like a national thing I thought it was just local for us but it's a wonderful idea it's so cool

John wrote: "Such free book exchanges exist all over Germany, albeit not under the name of Little Free Library. I have used them often and will continue to do so!"
Not just that, the local busses here (VHH) have them on board.

Jaap — That's so cool that you have free libraries onboard the local buses!

I am searching for one now in Mumbai!!! :D

We have an abundance of schools here, and at every single one is a free little library packed with books! Shouldn’t be too hard to find one!

This is so timely! Last night at a Ptg meeting we were discussing setting up one in honor of a teacher that passed away.

Great idea! We have lots of LFLs in Maine. In fact, we even have one at our house!

is it ok to put in a whole series? if so then i will be very happy to participate in this.

Katie wrote: "This is so timely! Last night at a Ptg meeting we were discussing setting up one in honor of a teacher that passed away."

We are actually building a bookshelf for a bunch of teachers at my old school. We are asking for book donations from a bunch of people in the community.

I’ve donated a bin full of books. So I hope someone finds a good book that I’ve donated to. I have one across the street from me. So I’m glad that I can donate books

Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton

Despite Baltimore’s less-than-stellar reputation, in my area we have really not had trouble with vandalism of Little Free Libraries. And while I think it’s a shame that this has happened elsewhere, I don’t see it as a reason to stop donating to them. Why not get a group together and volunteer to repair the vandalized LFL?

For the sake of people who may have no other access to books (in urban areas the public library may be too far of a walk; or not on someone’s bus route). For the sake of people who work unusual hours, and might stop by a Little Free Library in the wee hours. For the sake of parents who can’t afford to buy books for their children to keep. For the sake of beginner teachers, who have to stock their own classroom libraries out of their own pockets (Goodwill is also a good place for beginning teachers to get classroom books). So many people benefit from Little Free Libraries.

Also, for those who expressed concern about people who “clean out” the entire LFL of books: we need to have a little optimism. Maybe they are just serious book lovers who were enticed by all the things available that day! I know that I, myself, have been partially guilty of this. The LFL in my best friend’s neighborhood is in an area chock-full of serious readers. I’ve had days when that LFL was full of 5-10 things that I wanted to read and/or own, and I’ve taken them all. Maybe I didn’t have anything with me, to donate on that day; but I always go back later with 5-10 of my own, to share.

Finally, for anyone in the Baltimore, MD area, as a side-note: in the Charles Village neighborhood, there is a totally free bookshop, called the 32nd Street Bookstore. (On 32nd St, obviously.) They have a large inventory, and every single book/magazine is free. Also: every year on the second weekend in Sept, the Abell Avenue Street Fair takes place. The 32nd St Bookstore brings crates of hundreds of books to the fair, and you can take however many you like, for free.

SO many great ways to share books among avid readers!!

Christine wrote: "Finally, for anyone in the Baltimore, MD area, as a side-note: in the Charles Village neighborhood, there is a totally free bookshop, called the 32nd Street Bookstore. (On 32nd St, obviously.) They have a large inventory, and every single book/magazine is free. Also: every year on the second weekend in Sept, the Abell Avenue Street Fair takes place. The 32nd St Bookstore brings crates of hundreds of books to the fair, and you can take however many you like, for free."

Excellent. I live in Baltimore. Thanks, Christine. A similar place in Baltimore is "The Book Thing." HIGHLY recommended. www.bookthing.org

Jaap- I also LOVE that you have free books on buses! Very cool! : )

Jack: Yes, it is OK to put in a whole series... someone would really appreciate having the whole series, all at once! You can put in as many books as you want to donate, and as will actually fit into the LFL box. : )
Some of them are kind of small.

Praveen- love your pictures! Thanks for sharing them.

there are lots of these in Detroit, which is awesome! i don't do social media but i'll add some books and know i did a good thing...

Jessica wrote: "There are no Little Free Libraries in my area whatsoever 😂 However I will be doing the "online version" in the near future, where you track your books instead, called www.bookcrossing.com - Despite..."

sounds rather intriguing...

I love finding these! I'm definitely putting in a book!

John wrote: "Such free book exchanges exist all over Germany, albeit not under the name of Little Free Library. I have used them often and will continue to do so!"

I know where three are in my neighborhood ,but I am stingy when it comes to giving away my books , because I'm not always sure about which ones are re-reads .

Robin wrote: "I have one myself in my garden!"

chuckles .

I was not expecting to see a picture of Chris Bohjalian putting a book in the little free library a quarter of a mile from my house. I dropped a book in the same box on Monday.

I wish this would exist in my country, Argentina.
Nevertheless, I hope everyone is giving and taking books! Have a good one, guys <3

Can I have one great book?😊 Newbie here.

A Boy Scout built several free libraries around my community for his Eagle project a few years ago. I probably won’t be able to get there this week, but I visit whenever I need to take a walk. I try to give at least 1 book when I go; and my books are always gone by the next time I visit. I love my little free library! It is such a great service.

My sister lives in Germany, and when I posted something about Little free libraries on Facebook a year or so ago, her response was, “ I was wondering what that box was around the corner from my apartment!”

There is a LFL a block away from my house. I have borrowed and left books there. My friend has some AirBnBs and I put some books there. If I won the new LFL I would put it near my parents' houses in Worcester. There is a LFL on a side road on the way to the grocery store a few miles from their homes but you have to know it is there. They both live near main roads and close to shopping centers but far from the library so I would put one at or near their homes where people would pass by and see it or get permission to put one in the community space near the park or school.

I’ll be dropping some off at all ours in town

Before I had ever encountered a Little Free Library, I went to a dentist appointment on post at Fort Sam Houston, TX back in 2013. The dentist’s office had boxes of books in the corners with little signs that said “free to enjoy.” I found an amazing book called “Ashes of Heaven” that was set during the end of the Great Sioux War. I thought this was an incredible idea and I’d love to see it become more widespread.

There one down the street from my house.

leer.es.conocimiento wrote: "I wish this would exist in my country, Argentina.
Nevertheless, I hope everyone is giving and taking books! Have a good one, guys <3"

Don't know where you live exactly, but there are free libraries at six Metrobus stops in Vicente López, where I volunteer. Check it out: https://leamosunlibro.com.ar/projects...

And I know there are a couple others in CABA, I've seen pictures!

I have a Little Free Library two doors down from me. I drop books off there all the time. I don't normally take one for myself, my TBR pile is already big enough.

I’m in the process of painting my own LFL to put in my yard. It should be up be the end of the month. Does this count?! :-)

Honestly, this idea isn't that revolutionary or even the idea of the person who founded "little free library". In Germany, every small town or even my small village has open bookshelves like that, and that for decades. So I don't get why this whole situation gets that much attention. Can someone please answer me?

We are sharing books at work, you bring one and take another from a specially designated shelf