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9. Our elementary school sponsored 4 of them

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 09:07 PM

Oct 2017

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When they started, they wanted to exceed Andrew Carnegie's donations.

Not knocking his donations, but they stand at 2500. The Little Free Library movement has over 50,000.

It's a good place to share books.

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how many of you have heard of the little free library movement? [View all] AllaN01Bear Oct 2017 OP

They are all over here. n/t rzemanfl Oct 2017 #1

I have one. Set it up about four years ago. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2017 #2

There's one in the park where I go walking greymattermom Oct 2017 #3

We have one at a local park. It's a small area w/ a bench, the book-nook, and flowers. Solly Mack Oct 2017 #4

I know of two here. And that is one small area of town. Lochloosa Oct 2017 #5

I never have, but there is one right up the street JDC Oct 2017 #6

Theyre all over our town. Greybnk48 Oct 2017 #7

Here's a map of Denver and beyond blaze Oct 2017 #8

Our elementary school sponsored 4 of them Lifelong Protester Oct 2017 #9

Honestly, I have mixed feelings about them. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2017 #10

They don't compete with "real" libraries. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2017 #18

I understand that; I just don't want them seen as individuals solving a problem that government does WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2017 #19

They don't. It's just a nice way of recycling used books The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2017 #20

The one in my town is run by the public library crazycatlady Oct 2017 #26

We have two of those in my neighborhood Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2017 #11

There's one down the block from me ProudLib72 Oct 2017 #12

They are all over our college town. nt tblue37 Oct 2017 #13

We have them in my neighborhood. It's a great thing. jalan48 Oct 2017 #14

Our church is planning to put one up in the parking lot in the spring. Staph Oct 2017 #15

Have you heard of Bookcrossing? Books are "released into the wild" so tblue37 Oct 2017 #16

The Altrusan club to which I belong donates these libraries to underserved schools in our county. coolsandy Oct 2017 #17

Yes, they are all ellie Oct 2017 #21

We have them in Nashville... Docreed2003 Oct 2017 #22

i have one on my farm. it has mostly been great, but mopinko Oct 2017 #23

I wonder if the plunder gets sold to Half Price Books or similar stores... Thor_MN Oct 2017 #35

there is a stamp. mopinko Oct 2017 #36

Love the idea, and we do have a few in my neighborhood, well not where I live exactly, but a kennedy Oct 2017 #24

There's one in my town crazycatlady Oct 2017 #25

They are all over Seattle. LisaM Oct 2017 #27

Thrift stores, to some degree, function the same way. sandensea Oct 2017 #28

They are all over my part of Eugene, Oregon. Shrike47 Oct 2017 #29

Pensacola has some. Grammy23 Oct 2017 #30

My community even had a fundraiser to raffle some off done by local artists Freethinker65 Oct 2017 #31

We have one right here in my neighborhood in New Haven! CTyankee Oct 2017 #32

re:how many of you have heard of the little free library movement? AllaN01Bear Oct 2017 #33

I have one right next to my apartment door. KentuckyWoman Oct 2017 #34

They are all over my son's neighborhood in DC mcar Oct 2017 #37