I don't remember when I saw my first
“Little Free Library.” But I do remember where,
and that it stopped me in my tracks.
In San Francisco, it's on the block of California Street between Steiner and Pierce, fronting a beautiful Victorian.
Its base is the cutest little cherub. There's also
a wrought iron bench beside it, and on its side is a chalkboard where the owner writes tiny essays
for passersby to read. Click here to see it.
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AS FOR THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARY
NEXT TO ME, ABOVE…
I ran across this one just a few blocks from my home!
What I love about it is that its exterior
is a replica of the newly renovated Victorian-era home behind it. The style is known as “Stick-Eastlake” after architect Charles Eastlake, and it was popular between the 1880s and the first decade of the 20th Century.
EVERY TIME I PASS A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY,
OF COURSE, I HAVE TO OPEN IT.
I always find something of interest, and usually a book
I haven't read: recent bestsellers, wonderful copies of old favorites, and sometimes books I'd never heard of before
but now they've piqued my interest.
IF YOU DONATE TO LITTLE FREE LIBRARY, YOU'RE SENDING BOOKS ALL OVER THE WORLD.
Little Free Library is a non-profit organization with a marvelous mission: to share books. There are now more than 150,000 Little Free Libraries in 120 countries.
More than 300 million books have changed hands.
Would you love to create one? The information is below.
AS FOR ME:
WHEN YOU PURCHASE A PRINT COPY OF ANY
STAND-ALONE BOOKS FROM MY BOOKSTORE,
I'LL DONATE A DOLLAR TO LITTLE FREE LIBRARY.
