Little Free Library

Vandalism is when someone who has a victim mentality cries out for attention. When a person feel that the world owe them so much that they have to go destroy someone else’s property. Sometimes, people may feel vandalism is harmless when it may be just some graffiti on a rusty…

These book exchanges dot the landscape in more than 100 countries —

Surviving Summer Vandals and Neo-Nazis When my Little Free Library was installed, I thought it might be blown up or torn apart by the same kinds of vandals who destroy curbside mailboxes. …

I love books but I don’t have much space. I can’t possibly throw them out, but I can donate or recycle them with a clear conscience. — It’s hard for me to throw a book away, a magazine, or a newspaper. I even look at the junk mail and imagine the pages in a collage or pulped into new paper. Sending anything to the landfill fills me with guilt. Book Recycling and Donation Options Adopt a library — Consider donating to a…

With text from 1001 Questions Answered about the Seashore — The salts of the sea have come from the earth’s crust, dissolved by water. Where does the water go when the tide is out? The water does not go anywhere. …

The four-letter word, ‘free’ has an emotional impact on us humans, no matter where we live or what we do. It’s lodged itself in advertising and constitutions for a reason. I’ve often heard it said that freedom is not free. There is only one place where the exception is true…

Is sorting medications, watching TV and napping enough for you? — Small acts of caring Some years ago, I made a regular trip to my medical clinic by light rail and a short walk through a semi-residential neighborhood. This journey took me by a little open box on top of a post. Inside were a variety of books, some hardcover and others paperback. …

Sometimes fun just happens — In a previous post, I declared that “Fun doesn’t just happen. It has to be and needs to be your intention.” …

I hereby appointment myself keeper of these books. — My mom told me that when our tiny town got a new library back in the early 1990s, I got the first library card outside of the town librarian. When I worked at Walt Disney World, there was a series of cast member-only libraries throughout property, including one under the…