r/LittleFreeLibrary

I’m so happy I can’t even handle it! Any advice for a new steward?

Charter #219135

This was a fun one to paint and wallpaper! I couldn’t be happier each time someone stops. 📚

I created an instagram for it where I’ll post new book drops each week!

Seems like most people just walk by and they don’t want to be the one to open it. Open to suggestions.

Named after my late Chihuahua, this lil guy will hopefully bring other readers as much joy as he did to me. Added a motion sensor light for nighttime visitors and will be adding a small box for dog treats.

My LFL is right in front of my house so most days I start or end my morning coffee walk by checking on the library, shuffling books around in the name of tidying and organization. I’ll replen stock if it is low.

Today I went out for my coffee walk, checked on the library and it was ALREADY ORGANIZED!! And restocked!! And these adorable little cacti showed up!!! I’m accrediting this surprise glow up to a Little Free Library Fairy that must have visited since my last walk.

I love the community that has emerged around little free libraries! I hope other LFL stewards experience the joy of a fairy visit sometime. It made my day!!

It’s already getting lots of action and positive feedback from the community! I hope to add a flower garden and some landscaping around it this summer.

After drawing it I put it in the library for a stranger to find and enjoy 📚❤️

Just wanted to share the joy. I'm so happy people are visiting my LFL!!! About half the books are from guests and all these cute trinkets too. Most of my family thinks the library is a silly idea so I wanted to share with you all!

Hey everyone,

I just wanted to say thank you.

After reaching out here, I ended up connecting with people all across the country who offered to place copies of my book in their Little Free Libraries and it’s been amazing to see how welcoming and generous this community is.

This week, I’ve sent out close to 100 books headed to 22 different states to be placed in Little Free Libraries.

The book was written as a tall tale like something that might’ve been passed around years ago.

I wanted to see it travel in a similar way… finding its way from place to place.

And this community really brought that to life.

I truly appreciate everyone who reached out, offered to help, or just took the time to respond.

Looking forward to seeing where they are planted.

My library has been in need of a new roof for a while but I have no construction skills and I was trying to figure out the best way to fix it, but then I came home from a walk the other day and someone had put a new roof on! No note letting me know who it was, but I was so blessed by their kindness. 😭 So many people from my neighborhood have stopped to tell me how much they love the LFL, so I think people just think of it as a community effort now. ☺️

Just added these cute signs for my LFL 🥰 Have seen new people come and rummage inside 😄

Finally got my LFL painted and installed - The Tiny Voyager Library! When I was on maternity leave last summer, we would walk past all these fun libraries in our neighborhood and I coveted one so badly.

So, my husband bought me a kit for Christmas, I painted it space themed (with my son as the inspiration for the little astronaut!), and we finally got it installed in our front garden. I’m super happy with how it turned out and it’s been a blast stocking it with my favorite sci-fi and fantasy novels! Plus, it’s been great motivation to keep up with my gardening, so all the flowers look nice for visitors haha

Hello everyone.

I’m trying to understand something about how books can move between different informal sharing systems.

I came across a BookCrossing record for a book titled “Little Miss Jealous” by Roger Hargreaves, which was released in Shepparton, Victoria (Australia) in May 2013. After the release, there are no further journal entries or movement records.

This made me wonder whether books released through BookCrossing ever end up being placed later in Little Free Libraries, especially without any formal tracking or record of that transfer.

I know these are separate systems, but I’m curious if there is any real-world overlap or if people have experience seeing books move between them unnoticed.

Has anyone seen something like this happen in practice?

Thanks in advance for any insights.

My dad built the library and sent it to me as a Christmas present, but I couldn’t put it up when the ground was frozen. Took a whole day painting it and putting it in the ground. Excited to see how the neighborhood uses it.