Little Free Libraries
They look like
over sized bird houses on posts with sides that open wide to reveal a cache of
books for all ages inside. You can buy one or build one, fill it, plant it, and
register it and become a part of the Little Free Library movement. There are no
cards or fees needed to use the Little Free Library, and the benefits of usage
have the ripple effect, from putting smiles on the faces of readers young and
old to promoting literacy in places where it may not be so easy to get access
to a book.
Little Free Library
organization’s mission is to promote literacy and the love of reading by
building free book exchanges worldwide, to build a sense of community as we
share skills, creativity, and wisdom across generations, and to build more than
2,510 libraries around the world - more than Andrew Carnegie--and then more.
More information about this movement, including FAQs and building plans and
instructions, can be found at littlefreelibrary.org and I think it would be
nice to have a couple of Little Free Libraries on Andros Island and here in St.
Marys.
I hope this edition becomes well-read and fosters an idea about "For Whom the Book Tomes". In other words, don't become "tome" deaf. This is a simple project that won't put you in a "bind" but speaks "volumes" about efforts to make reading better so you become "literate" instead of "ill-literate". It's an idea like the old library book you find in your closet - long overdue!
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