The Little Free Library Book Contributor(s): Aldrich, Margret (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566894077 ISBN-13: 9781566894074 Publisher: Coffee House Press OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - House & Home | Do-it-yourself - Carpentry - Family & Relationships | Activities - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - Archives & Special Libraries |
Dewey: 027 |
LCCN: 2014038255 |
Series: Books in Action |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 8" W x 9.1" (2.00 lbs) 264 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Little Free Library is a terrific example of placing books--poetry included--within reach of people in the course of their everyday lives. Free is always a good thing, and the project has a nice give-and-take feel to it. Here's hoping we bump into literature when we turn the next corner--before we have time to resist --Billy Collins Take a book. Return a book. In 2009, Todd Bol built the first Little Free Library as a memorial to his mom. Five years later, this simple idea to promote literacy and encourage community has become a movement. Little Free Libraries--freestanding front-yard book exchanges--now number twenty thousand in seventy countries. The Little Free Library Book tells the history of these charming libraries, gathers quirky and poignant firsthand stories from owners, provides a resource guide for how to best use your Little Free Library, and delights readers with color images of the most creative and inspired LFLs around. Margret Aldrich is a freelance writer and editor. Her articles have appeared in the Utne Reader, Experience Life , and elsewhere. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her family. |