Michigan and Prospect Little Green Sidewalk Library - Charter # 149864

02/17/2024

I’m taking a break from stewarding the library. It will return soon though! 💚

08/25/2023

Some people are angry about the little free library getting angrily knocked over. It was disheartening, but I think this is a good article to think about.

“Sometimes, when I read stories about new Libraries, it sounds very ownership-related. But you know, this is stewardship; you don’t own it. Even if you pay for it, or build it, or whatever. You need to learn to let go. If everyone feels invested in the Library, feels ownership of it, they’re much more likely to look out for it, guard it, and care for it.”

In 2010, I discovered a Little Free Library. I fought an overwhelming, joyful urge to sprint up to this tiny box of books and hug it. (I later lost the… Continue reading Who Would Vandalize a Little Free Library?

06/30/2023

New kids and adult fiction in the little green sidewalk library today! My favorite find was “Goodnight Darth Vader.”

04/29/2023

I just restocked the little green sidewalk library! There are so many books for kids especially! I was excited to see these super nostalgic, very 90s American Girl books. 😁

04/20/2023

The books from the last restock have all found homes. 💚 I’ll be bringing more books again soon, but in the mean time, any book donations are much appreciated!

04/09/2023

I have been struggling to keep the little green sidewalk library stocked lately due to an overwhelming love of books 💚 But today we recieved some new books! Thank you to the kind person who donated these!

12/01/2022

I’m so happy that all of the books found new homes! But we are fresh out of books! Donations are so appreciated. 🥰📖💜

10/24/2022

Whoa! We are low on books. We will restock more books soon, but your donations are welcome in the mean time! 💚📚

Image description: close up photo of a mostly empty Little Green Sidewalk library. There is a small stack of books and a sticker remaining. In the reflection of the library’s window is Jess, smiling and wearing a teeshirt with a ghost

09/05/2022

Spooky season is near, and we have suspenseful, mysterious, witchy, and creepy books in the library right now! 🧟‍♀️ 🧙🏼‍♀️👻🎃

[image description: A stack of four books on top of the green library in front of a yellow house with green trim. The books are “Wicked: Witch and Curse,” “Warm Bodies,” “You,” and “Hide and Seek”]

07/24/2022

We have a couple of new arrivals today, including “The Sentence” by Louise Erdrich (large print) and “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” Thank you to the kind person who dropped these off!

[image description: the two mentioned books on top of a green library in front of a yellow house with green trim]

07/18/2022

New science fiction books in the Little Green Sidewalk Library! 🪐👽

[image description: three books lay on top of a green metal library. The books are “The Fractal Prince,” “The Book of Strange New Things,” and “Embassytown.”]

07/16/2022

So many books, so little time. The Little Green Sidewalk Library has you covered in case you feel like you don’t have enough to read this weekend! 📚

[image descriptions: photo 1 - a paper grocery bag is filled with books. The top book is The School of Good and Evil. The bag is on top of a car seat.
Photo 2 - 3 books sit on top of the green sidewalk library including The Belles, Circe, and Homegoing.
Photo 3 - 4 books sit on top of the green sidewalk library including Tangerine, Who Was Babe Ruth?, and Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy.
Photo 4 - books are lined up on the shelf inside the green library. Outside, on top of the library, there are three books stacked which include Winters Bone, Housekeeping, and Beautiful Boy.]