Have you heard of the concept of a Little Free Library? A Little Free Library is a box filled with books; the concept is take a book or share a book. My family put one up in our neighborhood recently! It was a lot of fun to organize!

First I got in touch with my neighborhood’s HOA (Home Owners Association) to ask if I could have permission to install the library. Once I got permission, my family had to order, paint, and assemble the library to the library’s post. My family used paint stain to protect and seal the library wood and post.

When the library was painted, it was time to install it! We went down to our neighborhood park with our neighbor and dug a hole in which we installed the Little Free Library. Once the library was installed, we had to tell all our neighbors, so we organized a Grand Opening for the library! It was a lot of fun! First, we designed and printed flyers which we put on all the neighbor hood mailboxes. Then we made a big sign and arranged some decorations to draw attention to the library.

Once everything was ready, it was finally time for the opening! We showed people the library, asked if there were books they wanted to see in the library, and found volunteer library stewards that will help us to make sure the library stays clean, neat, and well-stocked with lots of good books. We even handed out personalized business cards!

I really loved meeting some new neighbors. I really hope I can see them again! I hope that the community will take away a bigger love for reading and they will all think of the library as their own. It was a lot of fun to be part of and the library seems like a success!

If you want to learn more about Little Free Libraries or want to consider installing your own, check out the Little Free Library website at littlefreelibrary.org . Happy reading!