Little Free Library

Recently, we were delighted to help unveil a new Little Free Library book-sharing box, designed by Juxtaposition Arts, at the Minnesota Humanities Center! Thank you to Corey China for inviting us to be part of this community book fair and celebration! Attending from Little Free Library were M. Greig Metzger, Shelby King, Talia Miracle, Marshall Krueger, and Emily Benz. #books #bookaccess #community #littlefreelibrary #littlefreelibraries #stpaul

Thanks to your support of our Impact Library Program, we granted 20 Little Free Library book-sharing boxes filled with books to schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations last month! Vanessa—a previous grant recipient in Salinas, California—told us about her rollercoaster of emotions: “After receiving the Impact Library grant, I anxiously waited for my little library. I was excited, but also nervous that even though I had good intentions, it could be disastrous. Perhaps, it wouldn’t be well received by the community or there wouldn’t be any engagement or it could get vandalized. All the possibilities swirled around in my head. "Today, I’m in awe at how lovely this community has been. Without much more than word of mouth, my Little Free Library sees engagement a few times a day and has had more than a dozen new books added to the rotation in just the six weeks it has been up and running. Some books that have been taken have been read and brought back, and the fun stickers in the kindness box have been flying off the shelf. It’s times like these when a community comes together over something seemingly insignificant that I am reminded that one person can make a difference. My Little Free Library on La Mesa is positively impacting at least one person and that’s all I could have ever wanted.” https://lnkd.in/gn56UeXR #books #bookaccess #bookdeserts #community #communityengagement #littlefreelibrary #littlefreelibraries

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Thank you GLAAD and Jae Moore for talking with me about Little Free Library's new Book Ban Map, showing book-ban hotspots and corresponding Little Free Library box locations! https://lnkd.in/gHSvf5Tr Use the interactive map, and share a banned book you love in a Little Free Library: https://lnkd.in/gC4JnHU3 #bannedbooks #bookbans #diversebooks #lgbtqbooks #littlefreelibrary #littlefreelibraries #map #bannedbooksweek #letfreedomread

Where would you like to go today… ⛰️a mountain, 🎲Las Vegas, 🌚the Moon? Books can take you anywhere your ✨imagination✨ can go! BILL customer Little Free Library builds community, inspires readers, and expands book access through a global network of 175,000+ volunteer-led little libraries. This #ReadaBookDay, we want to hear your book recommendations in the comments! 👇

📣 Announcing our new interactive Book Ban Map! Find the locations hit hardest by book bans and the locations of nearby Little Free Library book-sharing boxes. Now, readers across the country can easily share banned books (or books we hope are *never* banned) in Little Free Libraries. We created this map in collaboration with the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom and PEN America, which shared crucial data. Special thanks to Eric Stroshane and Sabrina Baêta. Congratulations to the LFL Book Ban Map team: Megan Hanson, Marshall Krueger, Samuel Hickman, and Margret Aldrich. Use the map: https://lnkd.in/g_Pih7Me Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g33bqQKx #bookbans #bannedbooks #littlefreelibrary #littlefreelibraries #bannedbooksweek #letfreedomread

Have questions about setting up a Little Free Library steward account or what to use it for? Join our Steward Services Manager, Marshall Krueger, for open office hours! This will be an open drop-in session, so come and get your questions answered or hear what other stewards are wondering about. Office hours are held on every second Tuesday of the month. Register today for the next session on September 10th from 4 - 5 PM CST! Registration Link: https://lnkd.in/gV5fpxkT #officehours #ama #littlefreelibrary #littlefreelibraries

Today is the last day of the Rocket Companies Community Challenge. We have been amazed by the support our stewards, patrons, fans, donors, and volunteers have shown us this past four weeks—thank you! If you haven’t had a chance to give a gift to Little Free Library during the Challenge yet, you still have time. Give today! Thank you! https://lnkd.in/gmh2Z-Uv Rocket Companies Rocket Mortgage Rocket Mortgage Canada Amrock Lendesk Rocket Homes ForSalebyOwner.com Rocket Loans Rocket Money Core Digital Media LowerMyBills Rocket Innovation Studio Woodward Capital Management

During National Volunteer Week 2024, Mercedes-Benz USA staff built 175 Little Free Library book-sharing boxes! These libraries will be stocked and granted to communities across the United States where books are scarce. Is your group or business looking for a community service activity? Library Build Events are great for groups of any size and skill level. Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/g6c73SSu We thank Mercedez-Benz USA for creating this wonderful video and for giving back to underserved communities nationwide through their Driving Your Future program. #teambuilding #communityservice #csr #bookaccess #bookequity #littlefreelibrary #littlefreelibraries @Everybody Wins! Atlanta, @FAMILY LITERACY OF GEORGIA

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