These Little Free Libraries are the Best

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by Prince Of Petworth January 2, 2014 at 10:02 pm 15 Comments

This one’s from Cleveland Park.

Zman

Cleveland Park is the best!!!!! Lots of people like to bash CP but it is really an enchanting place to live:-)
Anonymous

Where else have these been spotted? I can think of two in my neighborhood. One is on the 500 block of A Street SE, and another is over by the interim Frager’s location (something like the 1200 block of E Street SE). I’d love to put one in my yard but they’re expensive and I’m not handy enough to build my own.
- Anonymous
  
  I saw one for the first time last weekend on W (I think?) just west of 13th St. NW.
- MetMet
  
  There’s one at F St NE and Tennessee Ave NE as well.
Anonymous

This is my project for the winter, still trying to figure out how to make it blend in with our yard a bit better!
bruno

Not sure I love them, or hate them… I find them a little weird/creepy. Not sure what it is. Sort of like yarn bombs, about which I am also a contrarian.
- Anonymous
  
  I’m sure you’re a blast at parties.
Anonymous

It gives me a teeny, tiny bit of hope for humanity to see that this thing has survived this long in DC without being tagged or smashed to bits.
- anon
  
  Nobody’s gonna steal books. Haven’t you heard that Chris Rock bit about why you should hide your money in books? :)
  - Anonymous
    
    “Books are like kryptonite!” ;)
  - bmoredc
    
    I can personally vouch for that! :) Last holiday season, our friendly neighborhood package thief (or theives) spied my Amazon.com box, sliced it open, rummaged through it…and then left the books in the box on my doorstep.
    - bruno
      
      If they take things away from your step, I advise you comb your local area. I forever find ripped open boxes addressed to places just a few blocks away.
Anonymous

What happens to these when it snows or really really rains?
- Anonymous
  
  They are constructed to be weatherproof. What happens to your house when it snows or really rains? Same principles but on a much smaller scale. Humidity can admittedly be a problem
Anonymous

I’ve actually both contributed to and taken books from the Little Library at 13th and W. I love the concept!!!

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