Little Free Library

Want to learn about the resources we provide to Little Free Library stewards? Join our Steward Services Manager for open office hours! This will be an open drop-in session, so come and get your questions answered or hear what other stewards are wondering about. Office hours are held on every second Tuesday of the month. Register today for the next session on November 12th from 4 - 5 PM CST! https://lnkd.in/gv26RzfD

The application for the Spring 2025 Read in Color Cohort is open now through November 22! We are excited to welcome a new cohort to our Read in Color diverse books program. Learn more about the cohort format and apply: https://lnkd.in/gA2qqeeG #diversebooks #bookaccess #community #equity #dei

Early giving for Give to the Max Day (Minnesota’s day of giving) starts today, November 1! Little Free Library is participating in this giving event, and we hope you’ll join us with a gift to support our work of building community, inspiring readers, and increasing book access. You can give online here: https://lnkd.in/g-i8inu #gtmd24 #giveback #nonprofit #donate #minnesota #bookaccess

Little Free Library stewards love Halloween, as you can see in our latest #TikTok video! Find a spooky Little Free Library near you by downloading our free mobile app: lflib.org/app 👻🕷️🦇🎃☠️ #littlefreelibrary #littlefreelibraryhunting #booktok #halloween #happyhalloween https://lnkd.in/gxPhDPcC

October is Blindness and Vision Loss Awareness Month, and we are delighted to highlight one of our Impact Library Program recipients, the Ohio State School for the Blind in Columbus, Ohio. https://lnkd.in/giRCJjme Mary is an educator at the Ohio State School for the Blind and applied to our Impact Library Program because there were few braille and large print books in the community. She told us: "Our Little Free Library has provided an opportunity for our students to be able to give back to others. During Orientation and Mobility lessons, students have been traveling to the local thrift store to buy books to fill the Little Free Library. This provides a chance for students to learn skills that include using GPS walking directions, practicing white cane skills, asking for assistance at local businesses, and completing a purchase. "Any community members can access as our Little Free Library, as it is located at the end of the school’s long driveway. We currently put print books, large print books, audiobooks and Braille books in our library. Blindness is a spectrum. People who are blind have different way to access reading materials. Each person with vision loss accesses print material in a way that is best for them." Please reach out to learn more about our Impact Library Program and how you can help support stories like this one! #bookaccess #access #equity #littlefreelibrary #littlefreelibraries

Every month, we grant Little Free Library book-sharing boxes full of books to the under-resourced communities that need them most through our Impact Library Program. Recipient Jeana W. in Frankfort, Kentucky tells us: "At Thorn Hill Education Center, we promote family literacy and education. This Little Free Library opens up more literacy opportunities to people of all ages within the community and can help teach people new concepts, encourage creativity, and give them a fun, new hobby as well. We love that parents can grab a book here to take home to read to their children. The close bond that they will share while reading together is one reason we worked hard on this library. We want that opportunity to be available for free in all communities and Little Free Library is working hard to make that happen. It is such a wonderful program!” Thank you for supporting the Impact Library Program! The program is open year-round to applicants across the United States and Canada. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gWfBAbis #books #bookaccess #bookdeserts #littlefreelibrary #littlefreelibraries

We are a finalist in The Anthem Awards for our project to share 50 Dog Man Little Free Libraries and 50,000 books across all 50 United States alongside Scholastic and Dav Pilkey! WE NEED YOUR VOTE for the Anthem Community Voice Award! Please vote for us here: https://lnkd.in/ev_kwhfz The #AnthemAwards honor the purpose and mission-driven work of people, companies, and organizations worldwide. These awards are *the* mark of distinction for social impact excellence, and we're honored our work to expand book access for young readers is being considered. Thank you for your support! #reading #books #bookaccess #equity #littlefreelibrary #littlefreelibraries

We were thrilled to play a small part in the 2024 Banned Wagon Tour! Penguin Random House donated 20,000 banned books, held 9 events, and visited more than 50 Little Free Libraries!

Our executive director, M. Greig Metzger, made a new friend at the California Library Association conference last week!

Andy Yung, a pre-K teacher at P.S. 244Q in Flushing, NY, is increasing book access in his community by installing Little Free Library book-sharing boxes, and he’s using DonorsChoose to fund the literacy project. “My first LFL project sought to bring two libraries into my community,” Andy said. “I grew up in the community I currently teach at, so it’s a special place for me. I see a lot of myself in the students I serve and my own parents in theirs. I know how some members of the community often don’t have expendable income to buy books for their kids. I also know how important having books at home can be to impact a child’s future.” Learn more about Andy's journey and why he recommends that teachers use DonorsChoose to fund a Little Free Library project: https://lnkd.in/g3d2BEBM #teachers #educators #education #donorschoose #littlefreelibrary #littlefreelibraries