Little Free Libraries: a wonderful addition to every neighborhood
I don't remember when I saw my first Little Free Library, but I remember it was a head-turner. "What a great idea!" I thought. That first one was in the DuPont Circle area of Washington DC, and Elan was donating some of his books. I love books. I love reading them, seeing them, and holding them. I've spent a fortune on books, and I've given most of them away. I have favorite books that I buy every time I see one at a thrift store or garage sale, and donate them to friends. Once, I collected a couple dozen copies of Ed Abbey's Desert Solitaire , and gave them to a group of Utah Conservation Corps volunteers, since they would be working in Utah's Red Rock country. When I retired from Utah State University, I donated hundreds of technical books to the USU Library. Hundreds of popular books went to thrift store Deseret Industries. So, free books at the neighborhood level just seemed to good to be true. You know that saying, "If something sounds too goo...