Kingwood's First "Little Free Library' Celebrates Literacy - Kingwood

Published: Apr 06, 2016, 11:00am

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Little Free Libraries are a global phenomenon. The little book exchanges number 36,000 around the world in 70 countries -- from Iceland to Tasmania to Pakistan. Now, a new Little Free Library in Kingwood will join the movement to share books, bring people together and create communities of readers.

Kingwood Laundromat will open the doors to Kingwood's first Little Free Library on Sunday, April 10, 2016, the first day of National Library Week. "Our Little Free Library doesn't just belong to us, it belongs to the whole community," says Brenda Williams. "It's our hope that this Little Free Library will bring a little more joy, and a little more connection to our friends and neighbors."

The grand opening celebration will feature Kingwood's pedal-powered Dreamcycle Ice Cream Bike, which will provide free ice cream to folks who come by to visit the Little Free Library from noon to 3PM on April 10th.

Kingwood Laundromat, located at 22401 Loop 494 in the UHaul shopping center, has provided sheltered outdoor benches next to the library for anyone who wants to sit outside and immerse themselves in a story, or just wants to pick out a book to take home with them. "The Little Free Library is open 24/7 for anyone to visit, to take a book or to leave a book, says Williams."

The Little Free Library nonprofit organization has been honored by the Library of Congress, the National Book Foundation, and the American Library Association, and Reader's Digest named them one of the "50 Surprising Things We Love about America." Each year, nearly 10 million books are shared in Little Free Libraries. To learn more or to start your own library, please visit littlefreelibrary.org.