Ridgeway Free Library

10/05/2025

The Ridgeway Free Library is serving up free books and BOOs! 👻

Got something lurking on your shelves? We’re dying for donations this spooky season — especially children’s books about Halloween, monsters, or anything that’ll give the little boils and ghouls a delightful fright.

We also welcome horror for all ages. If it gives you chills, thrills, or mild existential dread, it belongs here.

Drop a book. Take a scare. On Ridgeway between Jefferson and Greater Mack. Support your local haunt. 💀📚

08/20/2025

We’ve been seeded by three books from author Dana Mercer Lehman from their Walnut Grove series! Join Silly, Sassy, Sammy, and their friends and pets to explore a new world full of adventure and lifelong lessons with your young readers! Follow Dana Mercer Lehman for more in this series (link in their profile)

07/21/2025

some new releases in the little free library tonight, including recent Oprah’s book club pick: the River is Waiting by Wally Lamb 👀 it doesn’t feel like a mouth outside for once, so come get a read for the week!

06/16/2025

they’re baaa-aaack! if you felt a collective shudder pass through st clair shores this week, it’s probably because THESE GUYS are making their summertime reappearance. we’ll do our best to keep them brushed off the library so you can get to the good stuff. we currently have a copy of WICKED in the library (allegedly NOT like the movie but still great in its own regard), and some other popular picks. come grab a book for your summery reading needs ✨

05/28/2025

Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books, a “wholesome” Southern book box gets hijacked by s**t and subversion. The town loses its mind—which sounds a lot like the ignorance and overreaction simulator that is the St Clair Shores Facebook group. This book probably isn’t friendly to the posting-rants-in-my-truck-in-sunglasses crowd.

True Life in Uncanny Valley is about a teen who cons her way into her tech bro dad’s fake family. Robots have more emotional range. -p

05/21/2025

“Let’s get some love for comic books. I grew up on comics and though I once tried to put away childish things I’ve turned the page on comics in my grumpy old age (HA two cliches and a pun. Take that creative writing!). These are free comic books from Free Comic Book Day at the WONDERFUL Comic Signal in Grand Rapids.”

05/19/2025

We’ve got some great new and newish releases in the LFL tonight! Phantasma was snatched up within an hour (and I can’t blame whoever grabbed it, it’s a personal fave!) and has been replaced with GOD OF THE WOODS by Liz Moore! It’s a slow burn literary thriller that is perfect for your summer reading.

HATE WON’T WIN is by Michigan State Senator ! It’s an expansion on her viral speech and details her path to the Senate, but also practical ways to engage with your local government.

THE BLUE HOUR by Paula Hawkins is also sure to be a heart pounding thriller if you need something to get your heart pounding around your Memorial Day campfire.

Take one home with ya, or leave some other loved favorites if you’re able! - C

04/29/2025

“We had a drop off of some pretty awesome MANGA books today. I spent more than a few minutes looking through them and almost brought them back to read but decided against it. Samurai s**t 😎. Wolf, however, doesn’t have the same sort of self control when it comes to reading. He grabbed both Daniel Tiger books that someone dropped off and he’s carried them around all day. So whoever dropped off DT, you made a toddler’s day—and we’ll drop back in when he’s ready and keep them in the community.” -p

03/10/2025

03/09/2025

Happy spring forward y’all! We’ve got a pretty awesome (very gently used) children’s book takeover at the moment with newer titles! We’d love to see you and your kids take and leave a book! -p

11/02/2024

Spooky season reading doesn’t have to end on November 1st! Two carefully vetted and well enjoyed books are in the Little Free Library!

The Whispers follows a group of suburban parents and it has allll the tea. Whitney seems to be a perfect mother…until she is caught yelling at her son at a BBQ. A few months later, her son is rushed to the ER after a tragic accident and she is wracked with guilt because she knows the truth and wants to make sure no one else does. This book is twisty, filled with tension, and has unlikable characters (in the best way!)

The Ex-Hex has cozy, small town and witchy vibes. 9 years ago, a young witch cursed her ex but thought there was no way it worked—she used a Bath & Body Works candle, after all. Now, her ex has returned to their small, magical town to recharge the magic and discovers that the curse DID work. They need to work together now to try and reverse the curse and restore the town’s magic. I want to move to this town, it was a perfect romance for this time of year!

Come & get em before someone else does! 🖤C