Little Free Library
The Reading of All Good Books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries
-Descartes
Rick Brooks, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, saw Bol’s do-it-yourself project while they were discussing potential social enterprises. Together, the two saw opportunities to achieve a wide variety of goals for the common good. Each brought different skills to the effort, Bol as a creative craftsman experienced with innovative enterprise models and Brooks as a youth and community development educator with a background in social marketing
(This was taken from the www.littlefreelibrary.org website)
Looking for a Little Free Library in your town? Click on the link to find one near you, it is that easy!
Here are a few more in my area:
-Descartes
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| 2947 Jefferson Avenue Davenport, IA 52803 |
There is just something about a good book in your hands, and it having the power to take you places with your imagination. I remember vividly reading the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling and amid the words she had written, being transmitted to Hogwarts school and feeling as if I were walking the halls with Harry, Ron & Hermione. I could smell the coal and steam when they were loading the train in the station and I could feel the wind in my hair as Harry flew through the air. Simple words, put together to make sentences that have the power to do amazing things.
I love to read and cannot remember a time in my life that I haven't enjoyed it.
Last summer I was reading a country living magazine and I ran across this article about something called the Little Free Library. I thought it was a fabulous idea that someone had built a small school house cabinet to store books, post them outside, and allow people to borrow the books.
I know, someone came up with that idea already, its called a library.
I agree, however, not everyone has access to the library and these boxes are placed in neighborhoods and anyone within walking distance can share in this experience. Imagine my excitement when I was on Jefferson Avenue and saw one! What a great opportunity for our neighborhood to be able to share books with each other and give people a world of Imagination.
How did it all get started?
The People Who Started the Movement
In the beginning—2009–Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin, built a model of a one room schoolhouse as a tribute to his mother, a former school teacher who loved reading. He filled it with books and put it on a post in his front yard. His neighbors and friends loved it. He built several more and gave them away. Each one had a sign that said FREE BOOKS.Rick Brooks, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, saw Bol’s do-it-yourself project while they were discussing potential social enterprises. Together, the two saw opportunities to achieve a wide variety of goals for the common good. Each brought different skills to the effort, Bol as a creative craftsman experienced with innovative enterprise models and Brooks as a youth and community development educator with a background in social marketing
(This was taken from the www.littlefreelibrary.org website)
Looking for a Little Free Library in your town? Click on the link to find one near you, it is that easy!
Here are a few more in my area:
 1143 45TH STRock Island, IL 61201 
Bettendorf, Iowa 52722
Here is my list of suggested reads:
What are you waiting for? Pick up a book, and be transported to a thousand imaginary worlds!
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