Everyone knows that I'm a media specialist for my day job, which means I'm obviously passionate about books, literature, and finding that perfect book for a child who is desperately in need. Connecting kids with great literature is one of the best parts of my job! Over the summer I heard about the Little Free Library project and I just KNEW I had to have one at my house. (You can thank Pinterest again for this one...). What is a Little Free Library? It's a weatherproof box of books, placed outside for public use, curated by a steward, and used by the community! Here is mine: This Little Free Library lives in front of my house in Greencastle, PA. It is filled with books for birth - 10. I've advertised it on our neighborhood Facebook page and so far it's been well-received. Neighborhood kids love to drop by and borrow a book, and can often be seen reading standing around the library. Here's what happened a few weeks ago when the kids were sent out to play... this picture wasn't staged, I swear! The two on the right belong to me, another one was my BFF's daughter! So now you want to have a Little Free Library, too, right?? Good news - Pinterest has loads of plans for building one. Lucky me had the box given to me, and the awesome students at Williamsport High built the post with these directions!
The books were culled from my own kids' collections. As you can imagine, Mommy LOVES books and we have too many at our house. It was easy to pull out books to place in the library. Now my kids visit some of their former favorites regularly. If you aren't as obsessed with books as I am, you can get them free or cheap from yard sales, used book stores, and even library giveaways. Neighbors will also provide books - within a matter of days, one neighbor supplemented what I had placed in there with books from her children's collections! If you do install a Little Free Library at your house, make sure you also register it on the website so you can get an official charter. It took about 5 weeks for my charter to arrive, so we are officially official! A teacher recently asked me - do they have to "check out" the books? Nope! Just take one to enjoy, return it when you are finished, then borrow another (or several)! Come for a visit - take a book, return a book, love to read!
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About the AuthorHi! Welcome to my blog! My name is Christine Hurley. This is my 17th year of teaching - I've taught Kindergarten, 4th grade, elementary media, and now I am in my 6th year of teaching middle school media! Archives
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