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Harry Potter Books Find an Adoring Home

Last week, Maggie, one of our neighbors, sent me a note. She said that at her nearby community garden there was a family with a young daughter who was a major Harry Potter fan. Knowing we might be able to help, Maggie wondered if we might have one or two of the books in the series to donate for a surprise??

Earlier this year we had a very successful Harry Potter Extravaganza Week. Leading up to the event we collected several copies of each of the books. Maggie was pleased to hear we had enough left to be able to put together a surprise book package with nearly brand new hardback copies of all 7 books!

a-happy-harry-potter-readerMaggie thanked us heartily for the help and texted us a photo of the young girl (muggle or witch, I can’t tell?!) who’s happily caring for the books now. The whole experience was so heartwarming that I felt selfish not sharing it with all of our generous donors and patrons who not only help keep our neighborhood Little Free Library alive, but who also allow it to support the surrounding communities that are starving for literature as well.

Thanks again everyone!

A Library Smaller Than Most Photocopiers

Little Free Library #8424 with a view of Glendale

The First Call

Yesterday, our little free library had it’s first incoming phone call! (Our Google page has us on the map with operating hours and a phone number.) The female caller wanted to make sure we were open on the weekend before she stopped by.

The Second Call

A few minutes later we got another call asking for the library. It was a man who said he was on our street, but couldn’t see the library. Knowing that it’s rather small and not necessarily easy to see coming around the corner in a car, I stepped outside and both verbally and visually (I could see his car) directed him to where it was. As he pulled up, with the woman who turned out to be the first caller, she asked:

Do you have a photocopier?

I did my best not to laugh out loud and explained that we’re just a humble, free neighborhood library and our entire library is smaller than the average photocopier!

We chatted for a moment and I directed her to a few nearby libraries and some local business services that offer photocopying. I’m still chuckling about the experience today…

Labor Day + Books = A Real Vacation

Happy Labor Day everyone!

Not sure what to do before (or after) that end-of-the-summer BBQ party?  Why not stop by the library and pick up something to read at the end of the long weekend? Public libraries may be closed today, but our library is open 24/7.

Here’s what’s currently on the bookshelf: GoodReads Bookshelf for LFL #8424

We’ve also got a handful of recent popular magazines including Time, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, and Golf among several others.

If you’re starting to do your Autumn cleaning and run across a few good books that you don’t need anymore, please consider donating them so your friends and neighbors can give them a second life.

Enjoy what’s left of the long holiday.