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The Little Library
The Little Library | Kim Fielding
31 posts | 1 read | 2 to read
Elliott Thompson was once a historian with a promising academic future, but his involvement in a scandal meant a lost job, public shame, and a ruined love life. He took shelter in his rural California hometown, where he teaches online classes, hoards books, and despairs of his future. Simon Odisho has lost a job as well--to a bullet that sidelined his career in law enforcement. While his shattered knee recovers, he rethinks his job prospects and searches for the courage to come out to his close-knit but conservative extended family. In an attempt to manage his overflowing book collection, Elliott builds a miniature neighborhood library in his front yard. The project puts him in touch with his neighbors--for better and worse--and introduces him to handsome, charming Simon. While romance blooms quickly between them, Elliott's not willing to live in the closet, and his best career prospects might take him far away. His books have plenty to tell him about history, but they give him no clues about a future with Simon.
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Coleen
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I got the best new ornament from my bestie this week! 😍

TheSpineView Adorable! 1y
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j.rye
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It has sides y‘inz. They‘re see-through but I swear they‘re there. It just needs some shelves and a door and we‘re done!!!! Well. Some decorations too.

I‘m so excited that I‘ve already gotten another newspaper box to make one for our campground!

Moonprismpower This is awesome!!!! 3y
Soubhiville Yay, that‘s awesome! 3y
TheSpineView 👍 3y
CaffeineAndCandy 💜💜💜 3y
LibrarianRyan Love it!. And I love the see through sides. I can't wait to show off mine. 3y
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j.rye
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Starting our little library adventure!! Hopefully this abandoned newspaper box will become our family‘s contribution to reading this summer!! 📚

DieAReader I look forward to seeing more about your adventures😁😉 3y
CaffeineAndCandy 👍💜💜💜 3y
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LibrarianRyan
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Okay all, I just had to share. IT STANDS!!

It‘s no where near done but I‘m so excited I just had to share. And dad is so serious. It has to look like the model.

It won‘t actually stand on its legs (it could) but we want to make sure it will take a mower or dirt bike hit so the legs are for show and it willl be on a stabilizer pole.

LibrarianRyan I think I‘m going to put a sign “give your walker a rest. Read a book. Maybe tie it to the bench I am repurposing and putting out. 3y
Traci1 OMG that is AWESOME!!😯 3y
Bookwormjillk That‘s amazing and I love that your Dad added show legs. Can‘t wait to see the finished product. 3y
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LibrarianRyan @Traci1 I know. I drew up a simple model and gave the decisions I wanted and dad has gone over and above. Knowing him we will be ready to seal and paint in a week or two. 3y
Traci1 @LibrarianRyan if your dad ever wants to adopt an older child, I'm available. 😁 3y
Branwen It looks amazing so far! 😍😲 3y
Mitch That‘s truly amazing. Super dad! 3y
Hooked_on_books That is so cool! 3y
dylanisreading Amazing! 3y
LibrarianRyan @Traci1 I have been begging for this for 2 YEARS!!. I drew up really detailed plans 2 years ago. He told me he lost them six months ago. He kept telling me that I should know why hes not ready to do it. So I drew up a super simple plan on a piece of scratch paper! that's the one he used. And then proceded to tell me I forgot things like adding wood thickness in (which I did in the original)! Anyway, we had the boys last week and I said to ⬇ 3y
LibrarianRyan who do you want to teach the boys to use tools, me, Danny (the boys dad), or heaven forbid Josh. If you had a project, you could teach the boys the proper way to use all the shop tools. that did it. Once the grand kids said that is a cool idea can we help, I get my library. I do a little helping, but it will be much more once he is done “playing“ or as he says making it look like the model!. 3y
Graciouswarriorprincess OMG!! I love this so much!! I am a huge SW geek girl and this is amazing! 3y
BookNAround That is amazing! 3y
Gissy @LibrarianRyan that was an amazing idea💡 and your dad is doing a beautiful, great, awesome job!!!🛠🪚 This is the first time I see something so creative! 👌😍❤️Waiting to see the finished project!!! 🤗 3y
Mrs_B This is awesome! 3y
hannah-leeloo Wow working fast well done friend looks fantastic 3y
BookwormAHN Fantastic 💙 3y
LeahBergen It‘s so cool!! 3y
IndoorDame Amazing! 3y
BookmarkTavern OMG That is the coolest thing I have ever seen! 🤩🤩🤩 3y
MamaGina This is Brilliant!!! 💫 3y
TracyReadsBooks So cool! 3y
TheGremo Come on!!!!!! The coolest thing I‘ve ever seen!!! 🤩🤩🤩 (edited) 3y
MaleficentBookDragon That is amazing looking!😍 3y
LibrarianRyan @MaleficentBookDragon Thanks. You still at 15 G in NY 3y
rather_be_reading OMG This is AMAZING! 3y
LibrarianRyan @rather_be_reading Youshould see it now. Dad is starting to add details. and he has the doors made, 2 on (as the 3rd one still needs a hinge). And he is deciding how I am going to paint it. Still days of work and I need to see if I can get more hinge tonight. I'll post more pictures when doors are on.

he did somehthing interesting that is odd but I like. You can not open doors 2 and 3 without opening door 1.
3y
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bookish_wookish
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So im a Hallmark Christmas movie nerd with app on my phone and everything! Everyday they do giveaways and yesterdays giveaway was for a Little Free Library! Ive always wanted to do a Little Free Library and i live in the perfect spot to do one! Fingers crossed that i win! 🤞🏼

Deblovestoread Good luck! That would be an awesome prize. 3y
Traci1 Oh wow! That would be fabulous. Good luck!! 3y
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Jadams89 Good luck! I wish I lived somewhere it made sense to have one. 3y
BookwormAHN 🤞🏻 3y
Copwithabook Oh I hope you win! I‘ve wanted to put one up in my town too 3y
Avanders Hallmark Movies Now app? And good luck!! 🍀 3y
bookish_wookish Hallmark Movie Checklist app @Avanders and Thanks! 3y
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LeslieO
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Found a #littlefreelibrary in the woods while hiking today.

Sace Cool! 4y
ChasingOm 😮😮😮 4y
CaffeineAndCandy sᴜᴘᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴏʟ 😎 ❤❤❤ 4y
LeahBergen Oooh! 👏🏻 4y
Cathythoughts Gorgeous 🍁 4y
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leeloo13
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Walking around downtown Easton and came across this little library. #littlelibrary #easton #eastonpa #pennsylvania #littlefreelibrary

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staci.reads
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Found this cute little free library on my walk today.

suvata Love it 4y
UwannaPublishme 😍👍🏻 4y
SamanthaMarie Aww the little shells on the roof 🥰 4y
Melismatic Very cute! 4y
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Cuilin
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#littlefreelibrary on its way to be installed. Some schools in our district have these outside the gates. ❤️ 📚
#bibliomaynia

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love it!! ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
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Thousand-Lives
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@Curiouser_and_curiouser Here is the finished product! 😁

Lots of fun #audiocrafting this miniature library! 📚

It‘s a step-by-step craft kit called Sam‘s Study for any Littens looking for a bookish project!

Heideschrampf It looks lovely! 4y
kspenmoll This is amazing! Love it! 4y
BookwormAHN Fantastic 💙 4y
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Kimberlone Omg💯 4y
GrilledCheeseSamurai Fantastic! 👏 4y
Aims42 Looks awesome!! Fantastic job! 4y
diovival It came out great! Good work. 😍 4y
Curiouser_and_curiouser Omg I LOVE IT!!! Thanks for sharing x 4y
MeganAnn It turned out so great!! 😍 4y
Megabooks That is so neat!! 😍😍 4y
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LibrarianRyan
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On Sunday someone burnt down a local little library. No reason given. I don‘t have mine made yet but Thales me want to get it done faster.

https://newschannel20.com/news/local/little-free-library-destroyed-in-fire

Damn the ignorance of people.

Macker11 Ridiculous 5y
Crazeedi This is very very sad 😥 5y
jdiehr How heartbreaking 😦 5y
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KatieDid927 😧 5y
kspenmoll This makes me want to cry. How mean spirited.😢 5y
Angeles Appalling 5y
Lcsmcat 😢 5y
EclecticReaders That‘s terrible! 5y
Laughterhp Oh wow, how awful! 5y
Amandajoy That‘s terrible! 5y
MoonWitch94 That is awful!!!! 5y
RvnclawWhovian 😢😢 5y
LapReader I wonder what has gone wrong in that person‘s life to make them do that. I wish everyone came from loving families who teach children how very wrong it is to destroy books. My niece and nephew both ripped books as little ones. My sister made them call the person who bought them the book and apologise. It worked. They haven‘t done it since. 5y
Soubhiville How awful! 5y
LibrarianRyan @LapReader about 7 years ago there was a spate of this across the US. Most done by board teens and young adults. It‘s disgusting. It‘s the modern equivalent of mailbox baseball. 5y
SW-T That‘s horrible! 😢 5y
SpaceCowboyBooks Wow, truly awful. 5y
Princess-Kingofkings I'm shocked ~ I work for our county sheriff so I shouldn't be but I'm speechless. 💔 5y
cobwebmoth That's horrible. 5y
Bklover In Springfield?! That‘s HORRIBLE! 5y
Trashcanman This would only be justified if all the books were by Charles Dickens. But, since that isn't likely whoever did this is an asshole. 5y
Minimalgrl Who does this!!?? I can‘t even understand people 😡 5y
LibrarianRyan @Trashcanman you drown dickens not light him on fire. 5y
Scochrane26 @Trashcanman 😂😂😂. 5y
Hooked_on_books I don‘t even know what to say. What a horrible person who did this. 5y
tracyrowanreads How awful. 5y
Book_yogi Heartbreaking 5y
DrexEdit Shocking! 5y
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Maggie_Reads
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I love coming across little libraries. ❤️

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love these!!! 5y
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Maggie_Reads
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My daughter sleeps with a little library‘s worth of books on her bed every night. #LikeMomLikeDaughter #RaisingReaders

Bklover Perfect!💕 5y
tammysue Aww 🥰 5y
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Karisa
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One of the high school seniors at our school took this on as her senior project recently. She installed two little libraries, and they are always packed (partially thanks to our librarians clearing out some items from their shelves). Every student who wants one has access to free books. So thankful for our vibrant, book loving school community!

BooknerdsLife That‘s so lovely 😊 5y
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MommyWantsToReadHerBook
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Look what is at my favourite pizza restaurant! This is the first time I've seen a little library in Pretoria or anywhere in South Africa!

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LibrarianRyan
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The second one I found. It was starting to rain and reading that quote at top was not only hard because of the trees but also confusing. I didn‘t get a better picture unfortunately.

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ConfessionofaBookaholic
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Found this gem at my local dog park! Love it! ❤️❤️❤️📚 #littlefreelibrary

kellyann28 I wish our town had something like this! 5y
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KirstieE
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Found my first little pop up library ! 📚

BookishMarginalia 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 5y
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Teresereading
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A cute new little library here in Hobart

TiredLibrarian Love the colors! 💙💚💛🧡❤💜 5y
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MamaGina
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Chrissyreadit So beautiful! 5y
AmyG Wow that IS amazing. 5y
TrishB Gorgeous 💕 5y
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Mitch That‘s so gorgeous 💕💕💕 5y
BookNAround That is fabulous! 5y
Ruthiella Love it!!!😍😍😍 5y
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musicandmain
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What's getting me through all of the commuting.

Theshadedbuffalo Welcome to Litsy!! ⭐️📚 6y
tammysue Hello - Welcome to Litsy! 👋🏻🎉📚💕 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Welcome to Litsy!! 6y
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CarolynM Welcome to Litsy 🌼 6y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Welcome to Litsy 📖💙 6y
Jess7 Welcome!! 🤗📚📖 6y
MeikeReads Welcome to Litsy! :-) 6y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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I spotted these community libraries at a train station. There are three being set up so far in the city centre. It‘s a great initiative, hopefully they will be successful.
@batsy @Smarkies check them out, you can also donate books to them at merekamakerspace, Publika.

batsy Very cool! It's great that they've started this. Do you know which train stations in particular? I think it's time I donated some books 😄 6y
Smarkies I heard that there was one at KL Sentral (which I am close to). Will have to search it out. 😁 @batsy 6y
batsy Thanks @Smarkies I will check it out too 😊 6y
erzascarletbookgasm @batsy @Smarkies KL Sentral, Pasar Seni and Ampark Park stations 😊 6y
batsy Lovely, thank you 😘 Can't wait to check it out 6y
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Tomigirl44
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An adorable #littlefreelibrary in Winterset, Iowa, county seat of Madison County, as in Bridges of Madison County, home to several covered bridges and where the movie was filmed with Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep @BookaholicNatty

BookaholicNatty @Tomigirl44 that‘s soooo cute!!!! I love it!!!!! I love all the different unique ones! So glad you shared it!!! Do you live there? Or just live near there? 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️ love!! 6y
Tomigirl44 @BookaholicNatty I used to live near there (Des Moines), and friends used to live in the house just behind it (you can see a few of their windows in the picture). Winterset is a charming town; I miss being able to visit, as I currently live in Texas. 6y
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BookaholicNatty
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This morning we are leaving the beach😔It‘s been a wonderful week. I finally got to take a walk by myself this morning without the kids and stumbled across several Little Free Libraries! I just love these!!! If you don‘t know about them go to their website and find the nearest one to you!!! If you have one near you I would love to see a picture. Tag me! Have a great Saturday everyone! ❤️❤️📚📚😘#LittleFreeLibrary

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💜💜💜 6y
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KerriNTurner
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Spotted a little free library out in the wild today!

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Amanda23
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Jake and I found a Little Free Library at the local DQ. Books and ice cream...what more could we want??

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Julsmarshall
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I love finding little free libraries! #littlefreelibrary #detroit

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QuothTheRavenclawNevermore
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Just got the shelves put up in my little library. (Ignore the painting stuff) now I have to organize everything and put them away. How have you organized your library? Any advice would be amazing!

CouronneDhiver I shelves my books by colour (rainbow shelves) just for fun... I only have about 40, so it was easy 😊 6y
Chrissyreadit Fun!!! I shelve by topic. 6y
Weaponxgirl I will shelve things like viragos and Persephone together. Then it's kinda a free for all of what fits where. But I'll try to roughly keep like with like, biographies together, poetry, ect. 6y
CoverToCoverGirl Alphabetical by author with series also in numerical order.. 6y
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Eggs
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A dining area in the library!

RohitSawant 😍😍 6y
Eggs Thanks @rohit-sawant 😊 6y
tracey38 😍😍 6y
Eggs Thanks @tracey38 😍😍 6y
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Jhullie
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I spotted this ‘Anytime Library‘ at the Rockhampton Airport as I was heading back to Brisbane this morning. ❤️📕💛📒💚📗💙📘

Ddzmini How do you return the books 😳😋 6y
Jhullie @Ddzmini that‘s the downside. Books can be returned to the Anytime Library or any Rockhampton Library. No good for people leaving the region and not returning anytime soon. 6y
Ddzmini Awe so mainly for people working in the area 6y
Ddzmini But still cool 😋📚 6y
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