There are more Little Free Libraries per capita in the Minneapolis St. Paul area than anywhere else. That was one tidbit attendees learned from Margaret Aldrich at the January 21st luncheon at Parkshore Senior Community.
In fact, there are 50,000 Little Free Libraries around the world, and they are found in all fifty states and seventy other countries. It is estimated that sixteen million books are shared each year.
Future projects coming from the Little Free Libraries organization include: 1) action book clubs, where current book clubs add a ‘positive action’ aspect to their program, 2) an impact fund to set up four Little Free Libraries each month at no charge to the host, and 3) a program where police use Little Free Libraries to connect with their communities, and especially with children and youth to build literacy.
