The idea for Little Free Library first began in Wisconsin in 2009, when co-founder Todd Bol crafted a library to model a red, one-room schoolhouse in memory of his mother in his front yard in Hudson. The sign read: “free books.” Just four years later, Little Free Library has grown into an international social movement promoting community involvement and literacy with 10,000 registered libraries in 55 countries throughout the world. Our five favorite Little Free Library designs:
ATLANTA, A tribute to the city’s 1939 Plaza Theatre.
MADISON, Modeled after Doctor Who’s Tardis.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., This grandfather clock was this city’s first Little Free Library.
IOWA CITY, IOWA, A “haunted” library that houses horror and mystery stories.
MANHATTAN, N.Y., This Little Free Library is made out of an old water tank.
For more about Little Free Library’s history, check Little Free Library: Then and Now, and for more about its global impact check out Little Free Library: From Wisconsin to the World
