Nov17

one for the books.

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There are now Little Free Libraries on all seven continents. The first Little Free Library in Antarctica was established a few years ago at the South Pole by Russell Schnell. Schnell—an atmospheric scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the International Panel on Climate Change—built the Little Free Library at his home in Boulder, Colorado, in November then shipped it to the South Pole, where he had previously traveled for work.

what book would you want to add to this little library?

 

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“without reading, we are all without light in the dark, without fire in the cold.”

-tamora pierce, american fantasy fiction author

 

 

 

 

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  6. Great question – One thought multiplied on itself and there are too many to organize in my head…The Little Prince, A Separate Peace, Sense and Sensibility, The Secret Garden, The Covenant Of Water…in other words, my brain is careening all over the place!

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  11. I would add a coloring book — maybe one with illustrations of tropical places. That might help the people feel a little warmer. And great news about Little Free Libraries spanning the continents. We have one on our front yard, and we like when people use it :)

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  15. I’ve often thought about wanting my own LFL, but I don’t have a yard and our borough is persnickety and want a permit for every little thing you want to add as a ‘fixture’ to the ground outside. If I ever find one close by, I’m going to take books and leave them, then check back often to see if it needs more books.

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  23. As others have said..Way too COOL! :) I love LFL and love that people make them to match their homes. I would add the book “Ice” I guess the best thing about them is there are no overdue library fees! Lol!

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  25. Great idea but my practical mind worries about rain and water damage to anything left outside. And you are in snow country, as is Antarctica. I also have to wonder at the American flag planted there. Has the US claimed Antarctica, then?

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  33. Oh I do (donate) this all the time. Everywhere. The 1st time I encountered this, it was in Western Switzerland, where you added yourself to a sharing group (active all over the world) and where you ment. that you put (title & author) in such and such place (park, bench, under a tree, near a rock or whatever). It never took off in German Switzerland, sadly. But we had libraries along the bus stops, streets, nr cafés etc in France, England. I would have had my own little library on my grounds IF it had been a possibility, but alas, it wasn’t. Now we live in a block with several houses and about 100 flats and we are not allowed ‘any free decision’. I eked out a permit to have a mini garden which is now highly coveted by others but a constant worry that the insurance company who owns the ‘little village in the village’ might ask me to raze it… The idea is wonderful. I bring now my (98%) English books to a free library in Germany, at Lake Constance where tons of English speaking guests come and go – put some 25 books there a few weeks ago and went checking out the next day, 2 were still there!

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