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"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.
About the Author
Margret Aldrich is a writer and editor who has published her work with the Atlantic, Experience Life, Brain Child, and others. A former editor at Utne Reader, Margret is a regular contributor to Book Riot and is a producer at BringMeTheNews's national health platform. She lives in Minneapolis with her bearded husband, two entertaining young boys, and a Little Free Library.
Keep up with Margret on Twitter @mmaldrich and @lflbook.
