Tag: Little Free Library

New Children’s Books

  We have a huge box of children’s books ready for the Greenbriar Little Free Library #33664.  Many thanks to Beth!   Children’s books are currently the most popular.  We just got this adorable thank you note over the weekend:     Also, check us out at https://www.facebook.com/GreenbriarLittleFreeLibrary/

Take a book. Leave a book. Remake a book.

Have you ever walked past a Little Free Library, those house-shaped boxes along sidewalks filled with books? If so, did you look inside? They’re often filled with books, and if you look at enough of them, you’ll see some of the same kinds of books start to repeat: romance novels, detective fiction, used children’s books, …

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A Bit about BookCrossing

  Several years ago, my mom found a book with a curious label in it.  The label said it was a “BookCrossing” book.  My mom doesn’t have a computer, so I registered the book and I was off and running. I think this idea is so cool. Each book has a unique BCID (BookCrossing ID). …

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The New Shelf is IN!

  The new shelf is in. We continue to get book donations – many thanks to all who have donated!  One of my piano students brought a bag of children’s books to his last lesson 🙂 Greenbriar Little Free Library #33664 https://www.facebook.com/GreenbriarLittleFreeLibrary/

Adding a New Shelf

  The Greenbriar Little Free Library #33664 has only been open for a week but donations are coming in so modification are alreading being made. There’s also talk of a “Children’s Annex” but we’ll see about that! https://www.facebook.com/GreenbriarLittleFreeLibrary/

Little Free Library Fest announces super-adorable schedule

  You may have noticed Little Free Libraries popping up in your neighborhood in recent years. The adorable mailbox-type structures invite people to borrow a book or contribute a book for free. Source: Little Free Library Fest announces super-adorable schedule | City Pages

The Little Free Library is Finished!

The paint has dried, so now to add the books today 🙂       Here’s us, at the top of the list:  Find a Little Free Library near you at http://locator.njntrubl.com/   Greenbriar Little Free Library #33664 is on Facebook at   https://www.facebook.com/GreenbriarLittleFreeLibrary/        

Little by little, one for the books

  Scarborough (Maine) Public Library has been offering a central place for residents to get books of all genres for more than 100 years. Now, there is a push to get literature into residents’ hands in a much different way. This spring, the library will launch two Little Free Libraries, small privately operated libraries in …

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Travellers Staying At This Place In Scotland Take Turns Running The Bookshop Downstairs

At The Open Book, in Wigtown, Scotland, you can fulfill your dream of running a bookstore. The unique Airbnb flat costs just 57 USD a night, but it comes with a stipulation: renters also work at the bookshop on the first floor, doing everything that a regular bookshop owner might do in a regular, 40-hour …

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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

  My Little Free Library isn’t quite ready for the Grand Opening so we can’t have a Dr. Seuss party this year. Meanwhile, though…     Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, where I also grew up and went to High School. The Springfield Library Quadrangle has been home to the Dr. …

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