The Workshop: Used books, used lumber - to good use

A friend recently became the proud owner of the first registered 'Little Free Library' in the city of London. Well, he has his registration number at least, and will have his library once I've finished assembling and painting it.

'littlefreelibrary.org' will tell interested readers what the program is all about, but in a few words, it is a way to promote front-yard-sized lending libraries.

Many people have books kicking around the house - for children and adults - that could be recycled in some way, e.g., by donating them to a local charity, selling them cheaply at a yard sale, placing them inside a 'free library', etc.

Many people, like me for instance, also have spare lumber and paint kicking around their workshops, and with a little bit of elbow grease can produce any number of libraries for a busy street or neighbourhood.

What do you think of this idea?

[Photos by G.Harrison]

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