Monday, January 23, 2012

Little Free Libraries

"Instead of rows and rows of bookshelves filled with Dewey Decimal System-categorized tomes, [Alicia] Rheal's library is decidedly low-tech and charming. No library cards are required. There are no fines. In fact, library users are encouraged to take any book they want and keep it.

"Rheal is one of many caretakers of the growing phenomenon of Little Free Libraries - tiny boxes designed to promote literacy and the love of reading through free book exchanges. Each Little Free Library has a sign that says "Take a Book, Leave a Book," though it's not a requirement to do both.

Read more here.
For more information on Little Free Libraries, go here.

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