Little Free Library

[Walter Oobleck]

Local paper had an article in yesterday's Gazette Little Free Libraries make an appearance in Copper Country. Apparently this began "In 2009, [when] a man named Todd Bol, of Hudson, Wisconsin, had an idea. Bol built a wooden model of a one-room schoolhouse. Then, he mounted it on a post in his front yard and filled [it] with books." "There are Little Free Libraries in at least four communities in the Copper Country today."

https://littlefreelibrary.org/



Anyone in your neighborhood doing this?

 

[skimom2]

Not in my neighborhood, but my son's school has a Little Free Library outside the doors. They also have a free 'book tree' right inside the doors. A book is indeed 'portable magic'; it's great to see it encouraged and made available for those who don't go to the public library.

 

[cat in a bag]

I've not seen any here but there are several back home in Nebraska.

 

[niro]

We have bookcases on random places. I found some books in there.

 

[do1you9love?]

There are several around the area. Very important in the summer months, to keep kids reading who otherwise would not have access to books.

 

[hossenpepper]

Yep, got them all over the place down here. Cool idea!

 

[Walter Oobleck]

Seems like a nice idea. The article mentioned something about using recycled materials and that appealed to me, too, always have these short pieces of wood that accumulate, say you need to make some extension jambs for a door you install you could get a 14-footer, cut it in half, rip it to whatever you need but what I usually do is get a couple eights so you have maybe a 14-inch piece leftover. I don't imagine there are any "haunted house" libraries but that's the other thought I had, try making a haunted house, cartoonish maybe, and what would make it haunted? A cupola, strange angles, figure out some sort of black wrought-iron for a widow's walk. My luck the chipmunks would move in but maybe I'd get my tulip bulbs back this way. Count Chipmunk. Yeah...not scary.

 

[niro]

Seems like a nice idea. The article mentioned something about using recycled materials and that appealed to me, too, always have these short pieces of wood that accumulate, say you need to make some extension jambs for a door you install you could get a 14-footer, cut it in half, rip it to whatever you need but what I usually do is get a couple eights so you have maybe a 14-inch piece leftover. I don't imagine there are any "haunted house" libraries but that's the other thought I had, try making a haunted house, cartoonish maybe, and what would make it haunted? A cupola, strange angles, figure out some sort of black wrought-iron for a widow's walk. My luck the chipmunks would move in but maybe I'd get my tulip bulbs back this way. Count Chipmunk. Yeah...not scary.

Post a picture if you have build one, will you? Would make a nice decoration for Halloween. Maybe you can sell them and make some bucks.

 

[GNTLGNT]

 

[skimom2]

Seems like a nice idea. The article mentioned something about using recycled materials and that appealed to me, too, always have these short pieces of wood that accumulate, say you need to make some extension jambs for a door you install you could get a 14-footer, cut it in half, rip it to whatever you need but what I usually do is get a couple eights so you have maybe a 14-inch piece leftover. I don't imagine there are any "haunted house" libraries but that's the other thought I had, try making a haunted house, cartoonish maybe, and what would make it haunted? A cupola, strange angles, figure out some sort of black wrought-iron for a widow's walk. My luck the chipmunks would move in but maybe I'd get my tulip bulbs back this way. Count Chipmunk. Yeah...not scary.

I love that idea, Walt! You're a good guy And a non-scary Count Chipmunk would be charming.

 

[skimom2]

There are several around the area. Very important in the summer months, to keep kids reading who otherwise would not have access to books.

Especially if there are no libraries nearby, or parents who don't frequent them. I worked at the book fair at my son't school right before school got out for the year, and some of the kids were so sad when they couldn't get anything, or only one thing. I'd suggest to them that nearly everything at the sale was available at the library, absolutely free (you can see why I am not a great sales person--lol). I was really surprised by how many parents said they never go to the library--most say they don't have time (ours are open six days a week most of the year, 7 in the winter, from 10am-6pm), and more than a couple thought they had to pay to use the materials. If a little free library is what it takes to get books into kids' hands, it's a fabulous thing

 

[staropeace]

I love to have one for adults. My house is bursting at the seams because I have so many ....kinda hard for a clean freak like Becky lol

 

[kingricefan]

There's one down the street from my house where I sometimes ride my bike. I've looked inside once, hoping there might be a King book inside, but, alas, there wasn't....

 

[skimom2]

I love to have one for adults. My house is bursting at the seams because I have so many ....kinda hard for a clean freak like Becky lol

I was just thinking the same thing! I have SO many books. I just donated a huge stack of review books (non-ARC) to the library, but I still have ARCs and a big 'donation' pile. If we had more traffic in front of our house, I might consider it.

 

[morgan]

I've been considering doing something like this for a while now. Especially to utilize all the extra SK books I have and can't seem to donate (besides gifting to SKMB members ). I'm worried about kids who aren't old enough taking books too mature for them though.

 

[kingricefan]

I've been considering doing something like this for a while now. Especially to utilize all the extra SK books I have and can't seem to donate (besides gifting to SKMB members ). I'm worried about kids who aren't old enough taking books too mature for them though.

Perhaps you can hire a Library Poleethman to check ID's?

 

[Walter Oobleck]

Post a picture if you have build one, will you? Would make a nice decoration for Halloween. Maybe you can sell them and make some bucks.

I will, niro, I will surely post a pic. Those bookcases you posted about...are those bookcases in a commons area like rental housing, or student housing? What I'm thinking is maybe I could rig something up, little chimney on top, or yeah, that widow's walk, and when the door is opened either Count Chipmunk pops up, all toothy, onion-breath, or something else. Little sign, "you are a winner!" Like those cuckoo clocks they make. On the railing for the widow's walk, I was thinking maybe I could take some wire...it comes in all manner of sizes, like you'd use for a duck coop, cut it in such a way to make it look like a fence, hammer the tops flat so they have a flared or spatula-look? Something. Don't think much of the fees associated with registering your Free Little Library with that outfit but then maybe you get one of them snazzy signs like in #1. I like how the house if off-centered in that pic. Heh!

Till then, all is well and all manner of things are well.
Vaya con Dios.

 

[niro]

I will, niro, I will surely post a pic. Those bookcases you posted about...are those bookcases in a commons area like rental housing, or student housing? What I'm thinking is maybe I could rig something up, little chimney on top, or yeah, that widow's walk, and when the door is opened either Count Chipmunk pops up, all toothy, onion-breath, or something else. Little sign, "you are a winner!" Like those cuckoo clocks they make. On the railing for the widow's walk, I was thinking maybe I could take some wire...it comes in all manner of sizes, like you'd use for a duck coop, cut it in such a way to make it look like a fence, hammer the tops flat so they have a flared or spatula-look? Something. Don't think much of the fees associated with registering your Free Little Library with that outfit but then maybe you get one of them snazzy signs like in #1. I like how the house if off-centered in that pic. Heh!

Till then, all is well and all manner of things are well.
Vaya con Dios.

Just somewhere public like near a church or a supermarket where people walking around.

Spoiler

 

[cat in a bag]

Seems like a nice idea. The article mentioned something about using recycled materials and that appealed to me, too, always have these short pieces of wood that accumulate, say you need to make some extension jambs for a door you install you could get a 14-footer, cut it in half, rip it to whatever you need but what I usually do is get a couple eights so you have maybe a 14-inch piece leftover. I don't imagine there are any "haunted house" libraries but that's the other thought I had, try making a haunted house, cartoonish maybe, and what would make it haunted? A cupola, strange angles, figure out some sort of black wrought-iron for a widow's walk. My luck the chipmunks would move in but maybe I'd get my tulip bulbs back this way. Count Chipmunk. Yeah...not scary.

I hope you make this! It would be so adorable!

 

[GNTLGNT]

There's one down the street from my house where I sometimes ride my bike. I've looked inside once, hoping there might be a King book inside, but, alas, there wasn't....