Little Free Libraries

When I was back in Carmel, IN visiting in June I learned about the Little Free Libraries.  They are popping up everywhere!  Carmel has at least four of them so far.  They can be in parks, neighborhoods, your front yard - anywhere!  This one was at a park.  I also saw a really cute one in Zionsville.  People are being really creative.  You can see pictures of lots of them on the web site below - link provided.

Inside you'll find an assortment of books.  Feel free to take one with you and then you can return it or replace it with another.  There are no due dates or late fees!  The goal is to inspire a love of reading, kindness, and community sharing.  

In this picture you can see our nephew Rob is excited to see what the selection is in this one.  He loves books!

Mom is organizing them so you can see all of them better!


This idea was started by a guy in Wisconsin.  As of Feb. 2013, all 50 states and 40 countries have been involved in the program.  As of Jan. this year, there were more than 15,000 Little Free Libraries worldwide and an estimated 1,650,000 books were donated and borrowed from 2010-2013.

Keep your eye out for them, and stop and check them out!  For more information too, go to littlefreelibrary.org.

There was a nice selection in this one - this was just one shelf.