Looking for something fun to do with the kids? How about having the kids pack up a few used books from your house and visiting some local Little Free Libraries to trade?with what might be in them?
Ten years ago, Todd Bol installed the first Little Free Library in front of his house in Hudson, Wisconsin, as a tribute to his mother, a teacher. Now over 80,000 Little Free Libraries can be found scattered throughout neighborhoods around the country so chances are there's one near you! And take a moment to read how Woman Carves Magical ‘Little Free Library’ Out Of 110-Year-Old Tree in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
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Charter #44870Hayli Walker1401 S. Proctor Street Tacoma WA 98405 Lat: 47.2478876 Long: -122.4886404 | Charter #86107South Stevens Street Community Library mgullett@gmail.com 1608 S. Stevens St. Tacoma WA 98405 Lat: 47.2461138 Long: -122.4961043 As a librarian for over twenty-five years the steward, Matt Gullett, has always wanted to create and place a free library near his home. The library itself was a whole family project of construction, painting, and collection building. We enjoy living in Tacoma, WA and wanted to connect without neighborhood in some way. Our hope is that this library will connect with neighbors and folks just walking through our area. | Charter #14393NO IMAGE1216 S Monroe St Tacoma WA 98405 Lat: 47.24951189999999 Long: -122.4919687 Recycled newspaper box |
Charter #7712 Jacqueline McKay hugahedgehogtoday@gmail.com 1510 S. Union Ave. Tacoma WA 98405 Lat: 47.2465722 Long: -122.484104 Our name is Tree House Tutoring. We tutor students ages 5-100. No one is ever too old to learn. Our Free Little Library helps our community every day. We love it! | Charter #113209NO IMAGE The Lippert Library shannonklippert@hotmail.com Lat: 47.2537898 Long: -122.4940434 We are thrilled to start our little free library to share our love of reading with our neighbors, friends, and the community. Come by and leave a book or take a book. Enjoy and happy reading! | Charter #27323Jim Graham kfjc1953@yahoo.com 4419 S. 7th St. Tacoma WA 98405 Lat: 47.2546587 Long: -122.497071 Twin Cedars Branch is named for the two Western Cedar trees in front of our home, one of which provides shelter for our Library. We are joined in the effort to "Build a Literacy-Friendly Neighborhood" by friends, our adult children, our grandchildren, and our neighbors. |
Charter #83228Lily’s Library 811 S Puget Sound Ave. Tacoma WA 98405 Lat: 47.2530067 Long: -122.4819297 A mailbox turned into a library. Lily has painted rainbows on it. | Charter #83230 Feed 253 little library 3506 S 8th St Tacoma WA 98405 Lat: 47.2532834 Long: -122.4826334 This beautifully, hand-built, raw cedar library was purchased in support of Feed 253 an organization fighting hunger in the Tacoma community. | Charter #109831NO IMAGE A&D’s Little Free Library 1544 S Oakes St Tacoma WA 98405 Lat: 47.244924 Long: -122.472163 |
Charter #19300Melissa Brodd m.mccoy@comcast.net 1402 S. Fife St. Tacoma WA 98405 Lat: 47.2481389 Long: -122.4706841 | Charter #99457 Robin's Library drew@kerlee.com 831 S Prospect St Tacoma WA 98405 Lat: 47.2525862 Long: -122.4693059 A little library maintained by Robin, Theo, Max and Indy | Charter #101762McNeely Family Library 802 South Prospect Street Tacoma WA 98405 Lat: 47.25351999999999 Long: -122.4698164 |
Charter #97841Little Free Library Lat: 47.252463 Long: -122.461666 | Charter #8411Little Free Library Lat: 47.252592 Long: -122.458147 We just loved this idea when we heard of it but didn't dream of having one in our front yard! Then one day, a friend from church said that he's like to make us a Little Free Library for or house and the Hilltop. Wow! We are now one of the lucky recipients of such a wonderful community gift! Our neighborhood loves it and we already have an awesome librarian (a fourth-grader on the block)! | Charter #74790Altamese's Little Library Lat: 47.2487429 Long: -122.4542889 |
Charter #15315Keri Anderson kerikana@gmail.com 2534 S. G St. Tacoma WA 98405 Lat: 47.236936 Long: -122.4426902 | Charter #19300Melissa Brodd m.mccoy@comcast.net 1402 S. Fife St. Tacoma WA 98405 Lat: 47.2481389 Long: -122.4706841 | Charter #114016JJ Tacoma Teens, TUL, & THA 2505 South G. St. Tacoma WA 98405 Lat: 47.2379465 Long: -122.4423819 This Library has been established as a result of the partnership between the Jack & Jill of America, Tacoma Chapter Teens, Tacoma Urban League, Tacoma Public Library, Tacoma Housing Authority, and Private Donors. |