• Not everyone has access to a library, and not everyone can afford to buy new books all the time. Why not create a mini library in your community?

• The can also bring community members closer together and will having a lasting impact of promoting literacy.

tips for When & Where

• At the local park entrance

• Community garden / yard

Suggested Action Plan

1. Purchase supplies to build your community library box (don't forget to find material that is weatherproof!)

2. Find a location for it and install it.

3. Find a few books to fill the library with.

4. Create a sign-out sheet so others know which books have been taken and when they'll be returned.

5. Let others in your community know about it so that they can add and take books from it (e.g. post flyers around the community).

6. Check in on the library box every week to see if it needs to be filled.

potential resources

✓ Library box wood and glue supplies (around $70), or if you want to keep it simple you could buy an outdoor storage box (like this one from HomeDepot) and add a label to it. Or, if you'd like to get a pre-made one (around $510), you can get one made by the Little Free Library (like this one on Amazon)

✓ Paint (around $20)

✓ Flyers to print out and distribute around the community (around $10)

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