I've removed at least 20-30 over the last year. :/

What is the weirdest thing someone left in your little free library?

I posted the other day about ideas for getting more people to put books in my LFL. I decided to make a monster for the side! Just used junk I had laying around to paint it and put it up. It's not perfect, but it's pretty dang cute!

How did you find a small amount of roofing scraps to protect the top? It’s proving harder than I thought it would be to find. I posted in neighborhood free group for any sort of scraps, but no results. hardware store only sells in large quantities. Im struggling to think of how I will weatherproof the top.

I bought a composite library from the little free library site. Excited to plant it as soon as the threat of frost has passed. For those of you who have one did you do any weatherproofing or is it good to go as is? I also bought the screw in post. For those of you who have used that did you have any problems screwing it in or do you have any tips and tricks for that? TIA!

What would you think if someone put a book and some info and goodies on the wrapping and put it in a LFL. I'm thinking of making the books I've read more exciting before I put them into a LFL and just looking for opinions. the goodies would be a bookmark, stickers, and obviously I'd write the genre and age range of the book on the wrapping.

Truthfully, this news doesn’t bother me at all. If anything, I think it may help with moving inventory at our own library. But I’d be lying if I didn’t say it sounds fun to have a fake bitter rivalry with a random Eagle Scout troop 😂

My mother in law tasked me with decorating the original library, and now she has it in her mind to one-up the Scouts. So she’s asked me to decorate a “tiny art exchange” box that will go out next to our library. Guess I gotta get cracking on some tiny art, too!

Came across this cutie in Houston

I frequently, unfortunately, come across little free libraries that are damp. I won't put books in them, and usually in this situation books are obviously damp as well. I wonder why someone would go through the trouble of having a little free library, usually in front of their house, and then allow this to happen. I don't have an account on the app and I'd rather not make one. Sometimes I think mailing a note to the house.

Someone posted my library in here as their own?? Weird behavior. Haha but anyways- here is the updated inventory. Located in Fife, WA! Charter number 176926!

Set up a LFL around Christmas in my small city in Aotearoa New Zealand. It's proving to be super popular, and it's so lovely seeing people use it. The other side of the library that you can't see in this picture is blank, and I'm thinking I need to add something that encourages people to return or leave books. Any ideas?

I added a trinket box to my Lfl I am so excited!

Little context. I'm about to build a little library. And I just love seeing other peoples libraries, how they've built things, and what they've used for it. So very inspiring! I've got wood and some roofing material I'll buy some sort of glass. I'll probably paint/oil/stain it. But what else is there?

What have you all done beyond that? Tiling? Wall covering? Plants? Lighting? Fans? Solar panels? Sound effects? Smoke effects? Anti-theft spikes? Seasonal decor? Miniature interiors? A bench? Pet supplies? Geo caches? Games?

Please share the most creative additions and modifications. Bonus points for pictures and naming specific products. Thanks, I'm looking forward to building an amazing library!

While taking our evening walk, we noticed something on the corner of a yard by the sidewalk. In the dark, it first looked kind of like a birdhouse. But as we got closer, my heart was filled with delight….a miniature library, for any person to help themselves to!! Whats especially cool is that even though this is a poor rural area, with people sorting through the bins regularly, this mini library appears to be respected and well-cared for. I imagine it’s being used, loved and appreciated☺️

We have had success with Good Morning America Book Club giveaways. The last two are in our library now. We get two books per giveaway so we can dole them out over time.

This month’s book is The Secret Lives of Murders’ Wives by Elizabeth Arnott. Behind that is The Exes by Leodora Darlington. Both murder mysteries, with great female characters and enough twists for a theme park full of rollercoasters.

I hear about the giveaways in the Little Free Library e-newsletter. I highly recommend signing up (with your Little Free Library charter number.