Little Free Library Week is May 12-18, and local nonprofit Friends of the Richardson Public Library (FOL) is sponsoring a contest to find the favorite Little Free Library (LFL) within Richardson. An LFL is a tiny “library in a box” that offers a small collection of books available at all times on a free “take a book, return a book” basis, that’s constructed and maintained by an “LFL steward”, i.e. a homeowner, business owner or homeowner association.
Send your nomination (through May 16) to friends@richardsonfol.org specifying the location of your favorite LFL. Complete contest rules are located at the FOL website. The steward of the LFL with the most nominations wins a selection of books.
More than 50 Little Free Libraries are located in the Richardson area, part of a national LFL initiative started in Wisconsin in 2009. FOL has an interactive map on its website of the locations of LFLs across the country and offers free do-it-yourself LFL kits to homeowners and neighborhood associations.
Website: www.richardsonfol.org
Website: www.littlefreelibrary.org
