Overview
""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.
Full Product Details
Author: Margret Aldrich
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Imprint: Coffee House Press
Dimensions:
Width: 20.30cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.893kg
ISBN: 9781566894074
ISBN 10: 1566894077
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 30 April 2015
Audience:
General/trade
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General
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Reviews
Stewards across the globe can be found within the [Little Free Library Book's] pages, along with helpful how-to's for any question you can conjure, professional blueprints for building your own LFL, and photos of some of the coolest Libraries around. --Loft
The Little Free Library Book, a 200-page hardcover published by Minneapolis-based Coffee House Press and written by Twin Cities author Margret Aldrich, explains the history and the philosophy of LFL creator Todd Bol, stories of stewards around the world, tips for starting and curating a Little Library, building plans and 350 color photos of the most creative libraries. --Pioneer Press A beautiful coffee table book. --Book Riot Stewards across the globe can be found within the [Little Free Library Book's] pages, along with helpful how-to's for any question you can conjure, professional blueprints for building your own LFL, and photos of some of the coolest Libraries around. --Loft The organization is also celebrating the launch of the The Little Free Library Book, which highlights the people behind the movement, written by Minneapolis-based author and Little Free Library steward Margaret Aldrich. --Bring Me The News Book Riot contributor Margret Aldrich's The Little Free Library Book, available for preorder, comes out from Coffee House Press. Isn't the cover beautiful? I need this book! --Book Riot
Author Information
Margret Aldrich is a freelance writer and editor. Her articles have appeared in the Utne Reader, Experience Life!, and elsewhere. She lives in Minneapolis with her family.
