READING/BOOKS
The Wonderful Little Free Library Movement That Is Inspiring Readers All Over The World
It is never too late to cultivate a reading habit
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3 min readJul 28, 2021
“If I may be so bold, I’m the most successful person I know,” “Because I stimulate 54 million books to be read and neighbors to talk to each other. As far as I’m concerned, that’s the very definition of success.” — Todd Bol, founder of Little Free Library
You may have already seen the Little Free Library in your local neighborhood.
It consists of a wooden box resembling a dollhouse with a clear glass door with free books inside.
According to their website, the Little Free Library is “a nonprofit organization, promotes literacy, creativity, and community through its book exchanges that bear the same name.”
We never hesitate to look through the books and pick one or two to take home and read at our leisure.
The Little Free Library Movement
- The movement began in Wisconsin in 2009 as the late Todd Bol’s tribute to his mother, a former teacher who loved reading.
- He mounted a small box for books and left it in his front yard, encouraging people to take, read, and return the…
