Colorado SpringsIn a world where everything is digital, from time to time it’s nice to get back to the basics and flip through the pages of a real-life book. The Little Free Library promotes this type of love of reading and offers a genuine sense of community through free book exchanges.
In 2009, as a tribute to his departed mother, former schoolteacher Todd Bol built a tiny schoolhouse, filled it with books and presented it on his yard with a “Free Books” sign. Delight and positive feedback followed, so Bol set in motion the Little Free Library.
Today, approximately 15,000 Little Free Library creations are all over the globe inviting passersby to take a book, return a book, leave a book or all the above. It resembles a full-size library but in a petite package without the need for a library card.
For $200 to $1,000, you can purchase a Little Free Library at 
littlefreelibrary.org. Or, gather some supplies, put a little elbow grease into it and create your own. When you finish, make it an official Little Free Library for $34.95. The nonprofit organization will send you a Little Free Library placard, and the location of your Little Free Library will be designated on the World Map.