Little Free Library
The first Little Free Library
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| Founded | 2009 |
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| Founder | Todd Bol |
| Type | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
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| Headquarters | Hudson, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44°59′31″N 92°41′11″W / 44.992061°N 92.686257°WCoordinates: 44°59′31″N 92°41′11″W / 44.992061°N 92.686257°W |
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| Monnie McMahon | |
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Revenue (2015)
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$729,567 |
| Expenses (2015) | $820,893 |
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Employees (2015)
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14 |
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Volunteers (2015)
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24,000 |
| Mission | Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization that inspires a love of reading, builds community, and sparks creativity by fostering neighborhood book exchanges around the world. |
| Website | littlefreelibrary |
Little Free Library is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that inspires a love of reading, builds community, and sparks creativity by fostering neighborhood book exchanges around the world. There are more than 50,000 registered Little Free Libraries worldwide, in all 50 states and 70 countries. Through Little Free Libraries, millions of books are exchanged each year, profoundly increasing access to books for readers of all ages and backgrounds. The Little Free Library nonprofit is based in Hudson, Wisconsin, United States.
The first Little Free Library was built in 2009 by Todd Bol in Hudson, Wisconsin. He mounted a wooden container designed to look like a one-room schoolhouse on a post on his lawn and filled it with books as a tribute to his mother, who was a book lover and school teacher. Bol shared his idea with his partner, Rick Brooks, and the idea spread rapidly, soon becoming a "global sensation". Little Free Library officially incorporated on May 16, 2012, and the Internal Revenue Service recognized Little Free Library as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the same year.
The original goal was the creation of 2,150 Little Libraries, which would surpass the number of libraries founded by Andrew Carnegie. As of November 2016, there were 50,000 registered Little Free Libraries worldwide.
The Little Free Library nonprofit has been honored by the National Book Foundation, the Library of Congress, Library Journal, and others for its work promoting literacy and a love of reading.
Margret Aldrich wrote The Little Free Library Book to chronicle the movement.
A Little Free Library is a neighborhood book exchange where anyone passing by can take a book to read or leave a book for someone else to find.
Little Free Library owners, known as "stewards" can purchase a Library box at littlefreelibrary.org, or they can create their own and register it on the website. Stewards of registered Little Free Libraries receive a sign for their Library that reads "Little Free Library" and features an official charter number. Registered Little Free Libraries are eligible to be featured on the Little Free Library World Map, which lists locations with GPS coordinates and other information.
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