We came across a tiny library on a Capitol Hill sidewalk by chance yesterday, which is how you are meant to first encounter these free book exchanges. You can read more about them here, but the photos below show you what you need to know.
More:
“Tiny Libraries, DIY Reading Rooms, and Other Micro Book Depots,” Alison Nastasi, The Atlantic
“10 Unusual Micro Libraries,” World Literature Today
“Micro Libraries: Promoting literacy on a street corner near you,” Laura Sesana, Washington Times blog
Little Free Library website
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Photos by Mike Licht. Download a copies here, here, and here. Creative Commons license; credit Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com
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