{"product_id":"9781566894074","title":"The Little Free Library Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The Little Free Library is a terrific example of placing books—poetry included—within reach of people in the course of their everyday lives. Free is always a good thing, and the project has a nice give-and-take feel to it. Here's hoping we bump into literature when we turn the next corner—before we have time to resist!\"—Billy Collins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Take a book. Return a book.\" In 2009, Todd Bol built the first Little Free Library as a memorial to his mom. Five years later, this simple idea to promote literacy and encourage community has become a movement. Little Free Libraries—freestanding front-yard book exchanges—now number twenty thousand in seventy countries. \u003ci\u003eThe Little Free Library Book\u003c\/i\u003e tells the history of these charming libraries, gathers quirky and poignant firsthand stories from owners, provides a resource guide for how to best use your Little Free Library, and delights readers with color images of the most creative and inspired LFLs around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMargret Aldrich\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer and editor. Her articles have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eUtne Reader\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eExperience Life!\u003c\/i\u003e , and elsewhere. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coffee House Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060085342448,"sku":"9781566894074","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781566894074_p0.jpg?v=1763786843","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781566894074","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}