Little Free Library has debuted a new interactive map on its website that charts the locations of Little Free Libraries across the United States, alongside the number of book bans that are in place in each state. The organization built the tool as a way to quickly find the nearest free library —... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-09-05 18:27:15 UTC ]
Little Free Library has partnered with the American Library Association and PEN America to develop an interactive map that indicates areas in which books are banned and pinpoints locations of its book-sharing boxes. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
After the author events planning team at the Free Library of Philadelphia was fired on June 3, some of the authors scheduled to appear there this month are expressing their support for the former employees—some quietly, others publicly. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: An appeals court upholds a key freedom to read decision in Llano County, Texas; author Hanif Abdurraqib will keynote the ALA's Rally for the Right to Read; and what happened to the Free Library of Philadelphia's Author Events team? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
A community of Black writers and readers, the group is partnering with Little Free Library to bring more free libraries to Black communities across the country. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
The latest initiative from Little Free Library will provide book-sharing boxes for installation on tribal lands and in other Indigenous communities throughout the U.S. and in Canada. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
Well, we still have some nice things—or rather, dogs do. While walking through my neighborhood in Missoula recently (a neighborhood that features seven Little Free Libraries for humans, it should be said), I stumbled across a very cute sight: some good Samaritan (by the looks of it, a small one)... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-07-14 14:30:34 UTC ]
We once again have to point out that you cannot actually “steal” from a little free library. And you should definitely not get the cops involved if you think someone is “stealing” the explicitly free things you’ve put out. Little free libraries do NOT come with means tests. But is it possible... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-02-11 15:43:09 UTC ]
Want a Little Free Library or lending library for your home? Here are 17 awesome Little Free Libraries to buy right now. - Kelly Jensen Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-12-23 11:32:00 UTC ]
Little Free Library is partnering with a Minneapolis creative agency to launch Read in Color, an initiative designed to prompt more people of all ages to read diverse books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Are you desperately searching for proof that there is, in fact, still goodness in this crazy, mixed-up, pandemic-cowed world? You are? Well then, might I direct your attention to this Chicago neighborhood street corner? Seen in my Chicago neighborhood. Sign says “To help our neighbors affected... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-03-18 17:26:32 UTC ]
A little more than a year after the death of founder Todd Bol, his family and his nonprofit are at odds. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-12-18 16:24:23 UTC ]
It was a rainy, snuggly night in November 2018, perfect for making mushroom barley soup or stuffed cabbage. I was walking home from the train when I saw it, inexplicably abandoned at the Little Free Library on my block. There, lying on its side as if after a long day of work, was that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2019-11-27 12:00:00 UTC ]
After Little Free Library, the Wisconsin nonprofit launched 10 years ago by the late Todd Bol, recently applied for three trademarks, Bol's family called foul, claiming that the literacy organization is dishonoring Bol's legacy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-29 04:00:00 UTC ]