Barks and Novel

02/08/2026

We’re packing up the shelves and turning the page.

Barks & Novel Little Free Library is temporarily closed while we move to our new location on 11th Street this Spring.

Thank you to everyone who has visited, donated, and helped keep the little library full. We’ll see you again soon!

05/12/2024

💐Happy Mother’s Day! There’s one brand new copy of The List by Yomi Adegoke in the library today. It was a Good Morning America pick a few months ago and we were gifted a copy. If you have a mom that loves to read, please stop by and grab it to gift to her. 💗

10/31/2023

Happy Halloween! 🎃📚👻 There are a couple of vintage Christopher Pike and R.L. Stine books in the library today.

09/19/2023

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Here is your kindness idea for the week! 💛

09/16/2023

Did you know publishers regularly hold giveaways for readers? If you like to read, give yourself a chance to win some of these awesome new books!

Enter for a chance to win

08/11/2023

📢 Calling all bookworms, big and small! 🐛📚

🚨 Heads up: The Columbus Public Library is closed today for some hooman staff training. But fear not, Barks and Novel Little Free Library is here to save the day! 🐶📖

🎉 We're OPEN! No library card required, and no need to worry about returns. You can keep the book or share it with your pals! 🐕📖

🐾 Bring your fluffy companions along for a bookish adventure and a biscuit! 📚❤️

08/09/2023

It's National Book Lover's Day! 📚❤️ We want YOU to show some book love! Drop a comment below with your all-time favorite book, the one that kept you up way past your bedtime, the story you could read again and again. 🌙

Ours is The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. 🌳🪵

08/06/2023

It’s a rainy day and Lady Jane recommends Big Little Spies by Krista Davis. There are tasty human and dog recipes included with this quick mystery.

07/26/2023

Vintage Christopher Pike in the library today!

07/19/2023

Do you have a little one that gets easily overstimulated in busy environments? Read this book to them. In our library now!

07/13/2023

In every nook and cranny, good souls abound,
No waiting involved, they’ll soon be around.
They’ll come with a smile, no need to despair,
For good people find you, they truly do care.

I wrote this in the style of Dr. Seuss for the lovely bookworm who dropped this book off at the library the other day. It is one of my favorites and you brought it just shortly after some juvenile shenanigans took place that emptied the library and left books strewn down the street. We appreciate you! 💛💛💛

07/12/2023

A BIG THANK YOU to the bookworm who dropped off a bunch of awesome books to the library today! We really appreciate your support and bet these won’t be around for long, so swing by and grab one today! 🐾💚📚