By now, you’ve probably heard about Little Free Libraries. Maybe you’ve read about them or just seen one pop up in your neighborhood. Whether shaped like a house, a boat, a train, a barn, a phone booth, a VW bus, a school, or countless other designs, Little Free Libraries are becoming fixtures in neighborhoods around the world. In fact, there are now over 25,000 of them in 70 countries.

A new book, appropriately titled The Little Free Library Book, pays tribute to the booming movement, the people behind it, and hundreds of the standout libraries themselves. In the book, author Margret Aldrich goes behind the scenes to find out what inspired the most exceptional libraries, how the first libraries came to be, and how the movement has spread so far and fast.

Aldrich also provides a resource guide for aspiring Little Free Library librarians and library users, and over 400 photos to further appreciation of the tiny, neighborhood libraries, and maybe inspire readers to create one of their own.

Here’s a description of the book from Amazon.com:

“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.”

If you’re new to Little Free Libraries, below is an adorable video primer. And here’s a post about how to start a LFL.

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