The Little Free Library movement started in 2009 when Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin, built a model of a one-room schoolhouse, filled it with books, and mounted it on a post on his lawn. It was a tribute to his mother who was a book lover and school teacher.
Soon, the idea took off and today there are nearly 40,000 Little Free Library book exchanges around the world.
Official information
- LittleFreeLibrary.org
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- Twitter: @LtlFreeLibrary
- Instagram: @littlefreelibrary
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News on Portland and Oregon Little Free Libraries
- Apartment Therapy: There is a super-tiny Little Free Library in Portland, and it’s so cute (9/20/2023)
- KPTV: Les Schwab Surprise Squad helps out Little Free Library hit by thief (2/22/2023)
- Hermiston Herald: Community freshens up Hermiston’s Little Free Libraries (1/5/2023)
- Salem Reporter: New Little Free Library at Willamette Heritage Center offers books, crafts (11/8/2023)
- KATU.com: Positive Charge! PDX & Little Free Library Partner to Increase Inclusion (11/4/2022)
- KOBI5.com: Medford adds more little free libraries in parks (10/3/2022)
- KEZI.com: Roseburg parks to get tiny free libraries (8/26/2022)
- KOIN.com: ‘Reading in color’: Little free libraries appear in Portland (7/9/2021)
- Portland Tribune: Two years later, Little Free Library still a hit (3/8/2021)
- Portland State University: Spatial Politics and Literacy: An Analysis of Little Free Libraries and Neighborhood Distribution of Book-Sharing Depositories in Portland, Oregon and Detroit, Michigan (6/2020)
- OregonLive.com: Little free libraries offer solace amid coronavirus shutdowns (5/18/2020)
- Portland Tribune: Little Free Libraries connect people, promote literacy (3/4/2016)
- Forest Grove News Times: Little Free Libraries sprouting in Forest Grove (1/5/2016)
- Southern Oregon Journal: Southern Oregon Journal: A special lady and her little free library (11/15/2015)
- MySouthLane.com: Little Free Libraries in South Lane County (11/8/2015)
- Statesmen Journal: Donations pour in for Little Free Libraries (8/2/2015)
- SW Oregon Architect: Eugene’s Little Free Libraries (5/31/2015)
- Cascade Business News: Little Free Libraries. Who Knew? (4/1/2015)
- Ashland Daily Tidings: ‘Little Free Libraries’ pop up in Ashland (10/8/2014)
- SalemIs.org: Salem’s Little Free Libraries (8/31/2014)
- NewsLincolnCounty.com: Little Free Libraries begin popping up around Lincoln County (8/26/2014)
- Video: DYI Little Free Library How To Portland, Oregon – Green Lents (9/23/2013)
- Portland Radio Project: Give and Take at the Little Free Library (9/21/2013)
- KATU: ‘Little Free Library’ movement arrives in Gresham (3/13/2013)
- OregonLive.com: ‘Little Free Library’ comes to Lake Oswego’s Old Town neighborhood (1/4/2013)
- Albany Democrat-Herald: Lending through little libraries (8/12/2012)
- OregonLive.com: Portland book lovers nurture neighborhood camaraderie with mini libraries (12/21/2011)
Find more news stories on the Little Free Library blog.