The Little Free Library Project is a nationwide; scratch that, worldwide movement that got started in 2009 when Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin, built a model of a one room schoolhouse as a tribute to his mother, a former school teacher who loved reading. Filling it with books and put it on a post in his front yard. His neighbors and friends loved it, so he built several more and gave them away. Each one had a sign that read "FREE BOOKS."
By the summer of 2010 the mission and purposes served by the little boxes of books started becoming clearer. The original models had all been built with recycled materials. Each was unique but all shared the theme of exchanging good books and bringing people together for something positive.
In the few short years since, the movement has spread to all 50 states and even into some foreign countries. As I was researching this article over the last couple of years, I seen references to them being set up in the United Kingdom and France, among other countries worldwide.
Below is a list of the libraries in Northeast Kansas that we know about. Some residences are putting up their own libraries so there may be more out there we haven't found out about. While our original thought, was to photograph each and every library, we eventually realized that would not be practical. So without further ado, here is the list we have compiled. Feel free to use the comments below to add other libraries in northeast Kansas that we may have missed.
By the summer of 2010 the mission and purposes served by the little boxes of books started becoming clearer. The original models had all been built with recycled materials. Each was unique but all shared the theme of exchanging good books and bringing people together for something positive.
In the few short years since, the movement has spread to all 50 states and even into some foreign countries. As I was researching this article over the last couple of years, I seen references to them being set up in the United Kingdom and France, among other countries worldwide.
Below is a list of the libraries in Northeast Kansas that we know about. Some residences are putting up their own libraries so there may be more out there we haven't found out about. While our original thought, was to photograph each and every library, we eventually realized that would not be practical. So without further ado, here is the list we have compiled. Feel free to use the comments below to add other libraries in northeast Kansas that we may have missed.
- 5716 SW Westport Circle
- 2614 SW 15th Street
- 4117 SW 34th Street
- 721 SE 35th Street
- 1424 SW Lancaster
- 2713 SE Michigan Ave
- 4449 SE Pennsylvania Ave
- 225 SW Yorkshire
- 3324 SW Burlingame Rd
photographer Kevin Surbaugh - 3914 SW 40th Terrace
- 1800 SW Medford
- 7810 SW El Cerrito Drive
- 139 SW Kendall
- 1202 SW Wayne
- 2600 SW 8th
- 1435 SW Boswell
- 4400 SW 10th Avenue
- 700 SW Jewell Ave.
- 1110 SE Highland Ave.
- 2515 SW Valley Brook Ln.
- 1200 Orleans (In front of the Rainbow House)
photographer Kevin Surbaugh - (Central Congregational Church) 1248 SW Buchanan
photographer Kevin Surbaugh - The Toy Store on 21st Street
- 3415 SW 29th Terrace
- 3320 SE Starlight Drive
- 1176 SW Warren
- (Sheldon Head Start) 1155 Seabrook
- 700 SW Western
photographer Kevin Surbaugh - 129 SW Roosevelt
- (Williams Elementary School) 1301 SE Monroe
- 1833 SW Lane
- 3238 SW Oakley
- 2012 Washburn
- 141 West Fremont
- 129 SW Buchanan
- 2019 SW Arnold
- 2053 S. Kansas Ave
- 1529 Jewell
- 107 Woodlawn
Lawrence
- 2018 Marvonne Rd
- 612 West 17th
- 733 Mississippi
- 2013 Vermont St
- 4724 Broadway Court
- 723 Illinois
- 4121 Goldfield Street
- 925 W. 29th Street
- 907 Murrow Court
- 1701 Barker Avenue
Baldwin City
- Tom Swan Park Demonstration Garden (near 8th and High)
Leawood
- 88916 Ensley Lane
- 12913 Cedar Street
- 10404 Wenonga Lane
Leavenworth
- 2100 19th Terrace
- 2717 Broadway Terr.
Lenexa
- 12900 West 101st Street
Prairie Village
- 2709 W. 73 Street
- 4317 W 67th St
- 412 W 67th St
- 4916 W 78th Place
- 9101 Delmar St
Tecumseh
- 314 Stanton Road
Map of Little Free Libraries Worldwide
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