We have FIVE Little Free Libraries in Garden District now.
Take a book.
Leave a book.
The corner of Lester and Justin in the Northwest Quadrant.
4044 E. Pima St. (south side of Pima between Justin and Louis)
The corner of Bryant and Fairmount in the Southwest Quadrant
4144 E. North St. (North between Isabel and Marion)
The corner of Belvedere and Seneca in the Northeast Quadrant
SPREAD LITERACY!
SPREAD COMMUNITY!
A Little Free Library is a free book exchange for sharing books within a community. The mission of a Little Free Library is;
SPREAD COMMUNITY!
A Little Free Library is a free book exchange for sharing books within a community. The mission of a Little Free Library is;
- to promote literacy and the love of reading.
- to build a sense of community.
Little Free Peace Party 2013 at the Little Free Library: Click HERE.
Little Free Peace Party 2018 at the Little Free Library on North St. CLICK HERE.
The Little Free Library is not just encouraging readers, it’s giving neighbors opportunities to get to know each other." Rehemma Ellis reported in a March NBC News story on the program. GDNA residents, Meg Johnson and Judy Ostermeyer, built and erected the Little Free Library. Meg noted that "Judy was the creative genius, architect, general contractor, interior designer, and artist behind the project, while I was the loyal sidekick and deep pockets.” (Meg paid for the materials and helped hold things, as well as supply some cool old doors she had been holding onto for years!). When Meg and Judy were erecting the Little Free Library, neighbors turned out to see what was happening and ended up chatting and donating books, wood for roof modifications, and book marks.
On Nov. 6, Liz Miller, past Director of Pima County Libraries, and GDNA’s very own Kathy Konecny, manager of Martha Cooper Library, cut the red ribbon and gave their blessing to officially open the library which has both children and adult books. Moments later, a kindergartener was enthusiastically looking through the books, joyously announcing her good fortune that she was able to come and trade for a new book any time she wanted!
Little Free Libraries is a nonprofit community movement in the US and worldwide that offers free books housed in small containers to members of the local community. It was founded in Hudson, Wisconsin by Todd Bol as a tribute to his mother, who was a book lover and school teacher. Todd mounted a wooden container designed to look like a school house on a post on his lawn. The idea has spread rapidly, so that by August, Little Free Libraries have passed Andrew Carnegie's record of creating 2,509 Libraries across the US.
Stop by soon and check it out!
Borrow a book. Chat with a neighbor.
If you have adult or children's books you'd like to donate, we'd love them. Just leave them at the library. It is checked daily. We especially need children's picture and chapter books. Oftentimes, when someone takes a children's book, they leave an adult book in its place -- which is fine!!!! There are also some children in our neighborhood who do not have any books in their homes at all so we just give books as a gift.
If you don't have a book to trade when you visit the library, feel free to take one. Just remember to return the book or bring a different book eventually.
On Nov. 6, Liz Miller, past Director of Pima County Libraries, and GDNA’s very own Kathy Konecny, manager of Martha Cooper Library, cut the red ribbon and gave their blessing to officially open the library which has both children and adult books. Moments later, a kindergartener was enthusiastically looking through the books, joyously announcing her good fortune that she was able to come and trade for a new book any time she wanted!
Little Free Libraries is a nonprofit community movement in the US and worldwide that offers free books housed in small containers to members of the local community. It was founded in Hudson, Wisconsin by Todd Bol as a tribute to his mother, who was a book lover and school teacher. Todd mounted a wooden container designed to look like a school house on a post on his lawn. The idea has spread rapidly, so that by August, Little Free Libraries have passed Andrew Carnegie's record of creating 2,509 Libraries across the US.
Stop by soon and check it out!
Borrow a book. Chat with a neighbor.
If you have adult or children's books you'd like to donate, we'd love them. Just leave them at the library. It is checked daily. We especially need children's picture and chapter books. Oftentimes, when someone takes a children's book, they leave an adult book in its place -- which is fine!!!! There are also some children in our neighborhood who do not have any books in their homes at all so we just give books as a gift.
If you don't have a book to trade when you visit the library, feel free to take one. Just remember to return the book or bring a different book eventually.
Publicity about our Little Free Library on Justin and Lester
3 Story Magazine
Desert Leaf - go to the February, 2014 issue in the archive, page 72.
The Little Free Library @ Belvedere and Seneca
by Spencer, Bailey, and Noel de Tierra, stewards of the Belvedere LFL
My family has enjoyed walking/biking to the Little Free Library on Lester street for quite some time. My mother Noel or I would take my daughter Bailey to trade books often. However Bailey has learned to ride a bicycle and with this new skill comes a bit of freedom. Much to her disappoint she has learned that she can not go the the LFL with her friends, as this would require her to cross Columbus street.
So Grandma, Bailey and I decided we would become stewards of a LFL in the Northeast quadrant of the Garden district. I decided that I wanted to "Upcycle" some sort of cabinet, as to teach Bailey that we can take something old and make it new again. On a recent bicycle ride, Bailey and I spotted a neighbor who just remodeled their bathroom and had their old sink and vanity on the curb with a "For free" sign. We came back in the Jeep and picked up the vanity, and our restoration project began!
It has been a fun family project that even Grandma got involved in. Some of our immediate neighbors also joined in and helped create our LFL. I do want to thank Kris and Han from Speedway Signs (Speedway and Swan) for taking the time and energy to create and donate all of the LFL vinyl artwork. Their vinyl really took this LFL to the next level. Please consider them next time you may need signs, banners, or vinyl created.
We installed the LFL on Valentine's Day 2016, with the assistance of our neighbors, and was shocked that several vehicles stopped to chat and see what was going on.
We received so much positive feedback from these new friends and neighbors, it was really a fun experience. In the two days it has been up and running, I have seen dozens of people stop to browse, and several who brought bags of books to help stock it!
I also wanted to give a BIG thank you to Meg Johnson, Treasurer for the Garden District. I am thankful for all her advice, spare parts, and books to get us started.
We look forward to seeing you at the NE corner of Belvedere and Seneca!
Spencer, Noel & Bailey De Tierra
by Spencer, Bailey, and Noel de Tierra, stewards of the Belvedere LFL
My family has enjoyed walking/biking to the Little Free Library on Lester street for quite some time. My mother Noel or I would take my daughter Bailey to trade books often. However Bailey has learned to ride a bicycle and with this new skill comes a bit of freedom. Much to her disappoint she has learned that she can not go the the LFL with her friends, as this would require her to cross Columbus street.
So Grandma, Bailey and I decided we would become stewards of a LFL in the Northeast quadrant of the Garden district. I decided that I wanted to "Upcycle" some sort of cabinet, as to teach Bailey that we can take something old and make it new again. On a recent bicycle ride, Bailey and I spotted a neighbor who just remodeled their bathroom and had their old sink and vanity on the curb with a "For free" sign. We came back in the Jeep and picked up the vanity, and our restoration project began!
It has been a fun family project that even Grandma got involved in. Some of our immediate neighbors also joined in and helped create our LFL. I do want to thank Kris and Han from Speedway Signs (Speedway and Swan) for taking the time and energy to create and donate all of the LFL vinyl artwork. Their vinyl really took this LFL to the next level. Please consider them next time you may need signs, banners, or vinyl created.
We installed the LFL on Valentine's Day 2016, with the assistance of our neighbors, and was shocked that several vehicles stopped to chat and see what was going on.
We received so much positive feedback from these new friends and neighbors, it was really a fun experience. In the two days it has been up and running, I have seen dozens of people stop to browse, and several who brought bags of books to help stock it!
I also wanted to give a BIG thank you to Meg Johnson, Treasurer for the Garden District. I am thankful for all her advice, spare parts, and books to get us started.
We look forward to seeing you at the NE corner of Belvedere and Seneca!
Spencer, Noel & Bailey De Tierra
