Little Free Libraries In Our Community
The town of Holly Springs has more than 30 Little Free Libraries. Each library serves as a unique expression of how the residents of Holly Springs care for their neighbors and their community.
As a child I was an avid reader. I would save my money for Scholastic book orders. I could have lived off pizza from the Book It! program. And at any given moment I probably owed the public library a fine for an overdue book.
So when I first hear about the Little Free Library program, I was immediately enamored with not only the concept of the little birdhouse-like structures being installed throughout the town, but I loved how it made me feel when I saw one. To me they are a symbol of how a small action - leaving or taking a book - can positively impact the entire community.
If you aren’t yet familiar, the Little Free Library project is an international program that promotes reading through their “take a book, share a book” approach. Throughout Holly Springs we have more than 30 of these libraries installed at parks, schools, and neighborhoods.
The community effort of providing neighborhood-level access to books promotes literacy, builds community, and fosters the joy of reading at every age.
The following images are of libraries that are installed throughout Holly Springs.
If you believe I have missed a library, please let me know and I will add it ASAP!
A sincere thanks to the following community members who helped me identify the location of as many of these as possible. This could not have been completed without them!
Donna Silver Martinez, Ann Carter Hamilton, Rebecca Graves, Cynthia Helms, Pat Hoffman, Lindsay Steidl Beadon, Therese Lindberg, Nikki Doering, Cariann Colman, Carol Parker, Soraya DaCosta, KVan Garmon, Vivian Calvert, Sarah Shay, Annie Drees, Tina Schneider, Melissa Wooten McGahey, Mark Mazanek, Nicole Marie, Laura Schmitt Stehle, Hank Dickson, Betsey Anderson, Karen Winston, Anne Beavers, Genna Musslewhite, Martha Waltz Wewer, Alexandra Fuentes, Alison Bendersky Piermont, Bethany Keyes, Terri O'Laughlin, Stacy Lundblad, Kevin Gauger, Katie Hoggard, Donna Greene Mullen, Anwesha M Pautsch, Denise Collins, Angela Keller Trogdon, Ashly Amador, Sarah Crissman, Laurean Leigh, Paige Wright, Debbie Jackson Kahn, Rachel Hedgpeth, Rebecca Tomas, Melissa Danielle Prescott, Douglas LeRoy, Lavina Romero, Noél Bretón, XTine Parrish, Kandi Nash