1 Trick For Bettering Your Neighborhood & Your Brain

 

I am a sucker for “power to the people” movements. Except for Occupy Wallstreet. And folks who hang political banners from overpasses.

But there’s another community trend cropping up that I’m all over. Free libraries! Book lovers are building mini libraries themselves – they look like bird houses – and plunking them down in front of their houses.

“Take a book, leave a book, be on your way” is the idea. I love it!

What a great way to share the love (of books) and prompt neighborly conversation beyond “Can you water my plants while I’m away?”

The Dynamic Duo and I are very excited to embrace this trend. Our book birdhouse is currently in the design phase. I can already tell there will be fisticuffs between the architect (the 7 year old) and the G.C. (the 10 year old). But I’ve lived through house construction before. The end result will be worth it!

There’s even a website dedicated to the idea. It’s called “Little Free Library”. The movement started in the Midwest a few years ago, and there are already 10,000 little free library birdhouses out there, in 55 countries!

Check out the website for more details and an option to order a pre-made library birdhouse if you lack the time/know how/infinite patience to listen to your in-house design crew battle it out.(Click this link to go to little free library.)

Happy reading, guru girls & guys!