The very first Little Free Library that Maria and I saw was this one standing out in the bright sunshine of Arlington, Vt. She got a goddess book she loves and uses all the time in her art. This little free library inspired us to build one of our own last summer, and I am very happy to report it now gets regular use, books come and go.
Yesterday, we drove by the first little free library and Maria found another book, a novel by Marilyn French called “The Woman’s Room.” On our next trip that way, we’ll replace it with one of our books.
It’s wonderful to see cars pull over and people – including young people – hop out to see what’s in the library.
The Little Free Library program now has spawned more than 40,000 little libraries all over the country. Ours was built by our friend Jay Bridge.
It’s a wonderful idea meant to built grass-roots community. It works. You can read about it here.
The Woman’s Room. Wow. I loved that when I read it years ago
Would you believe I saw one of these here in Edmonton, Alberta. I had no idea these little libraries were in Canada, too.