Yorkshire Drive-by Little Free Library

06/07/2025

As a librarian I'm quick to defend e-books, audiobooks, and any format that helps more people access and enjoy more books. And I love it when others share the love of all things books.

First, e-books. I don't see as many people disparaging them as audiobooks, but I do see some. Digital books are great because they allow folks to read books they might otherwise have trouble physically accessing.

E-books are also a great way to cut down on waste. And an amazing option for folks living in smaller spaces who simply do not have storage for all the wonderful books they'd like to read! Mini libraries on our devices are a great option for folks whose homes are smaller.

Audiobooks are amazing because they invite folks into the world of reading who otherwise would be left out. Beyond the obvious, blind folks and people with limited vision, audiobooks can be amazing for folks with print disabilities or other neurodivergences. They're an amazing way to make reading more inclusive.

Thank you, Bryan! For sending me this amazing infographic!

The picture is an infographic on a crumpled paper background. Text: Infographic What is a Real Book? Real is in red. The image is of a squareish Ven Diagram. The first circle is red and says hardcover and paperback books. The second circle is green and says e-books and e-audiobooks. The overlapping portion is brown and and says Young Adult Books, Children's books, Comic Books. The legend indicates that red is real books, brown is real books, and green is real books. On the side there's a purple purple stick person that is saying Pah! That's not a real book. Bottom right corner credits Tom Gauld

01/20/2024

Well friends, it's happened. Our LFL had its first late night clear out. All but two books on the top shelf got taken, and about half the bottom shelf.

This kind of thing has been happening with LFLs elsewhere, but I hadn't heard about anybody close getting hit. I'm going to leave it for a couple of days, so we don't encourage the person that did this, but the joke's on them. Usually the people who take books like this are reselling them, and most of those books they took were stamped with our LFL stamp, and the chapter books and adults all have our signature sharing book plate in the back. These steps usually discourage resellers.

I may start blacking out the bar codes, if this happens again, making it hard for them to scan the books into their settling system.

Just remember, these books are for the whole neighborhood, and if you take all of them, the rest of the neighborhood gets less because of it.

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11/18/2023

Guys. I know I just posted something else this morning, but look how pretty the LFL looks this morning with the fall leaves around it!



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11/18/2023

We've been quite busy in our house lately, so there haven't been any updates at the library lately.

I promise I'm going to do our winter refresh soon. Keep your eyes out for that!

Until then, I've made myself a challenge for the rest of the year. I've been trying to read through my backlog of books (most of which are slated for future LFL stashing!) so for the next month and a half, until the end of December, I'm planning on powering through my holiday books!

Two of these are from the Big Library, but the rest are all future LFL additions. Let's see how many I get through without distractions by other pretty books. 🤣

Do you have any big plans to finish out your reading year strong?

04/26/2023

Guess who is getting another book!! They arrived this morning and it looks interesting, guys!! I can't tell you what by who yet, but I'm excited!


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04/06/2023

A little something is heading out into the little library tonight!! A few at a time will go out between now and . Come visit! I hope you

Please remember that these are for everyone! Please don't take all of them at once!

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04/06/2023

A little something is heading out into the little library tonight!! A few at a time will go out between now and . Come visit! I hope you

Please remember that these are for everyone! Please don't take all of them at once!

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04/03/2023

I've been wanting to do this for months now, and it's finally done! Our library is now lit for nighttime!! The light switch is just inside the door, and if it's not already on, you can simply hold the button to light it, OR flip the switch and have both hands free to check the books!!


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04/02/2023

With a new season and a new month comes new books! Thanks to all who have dropped by and visited lately! We hope you're enjoying your new books!

We've got and ! We have newer and some because it'll be soon! and and even some ! So many fun choices in the library now!

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01/09/2023

Thanks for thinking of us, but please remember that not every book is in sharing condition!

Lots of people might be purging to start the new year off so it seems like it’s a good time for this reminder:
It’s okay to recycle old books that are damaged or outdated! ⁠
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Please do so yourself and DO NOT donate them to libraries or thrift stores.⁠
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Honestly, that is better than library stewards and thrift store workers having to do so on your behalf. ⁠
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Let them go… in the blue bin! 🟦♻️⁠
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P.S. Please also clean the books where needed, especially kids’ books. If you think it’s gross opening a book with your own kids’ food or mold on the pages, think about what it’s like for us stewards and thrift store workers!



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11/09/2022

It's !

The Yorkshire Drive-By LFL is now stocked with fun titles all in to get some 🍁 and we already had our first visitor since the ! Come check out the new additions!

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