Category Archives: Little Free Library

LIttle Free Library – There’s a book!

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Katherine Wikoff

Actually there are THREE books! The Little Free Library Book (2015) tells the official story of the Little Free Library movement and contains a forward by Todd Bol, the founder of Little Free Libraries, who built the first one in … Continue reading →

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Little Free Library #10 – Samson & Delilah Salon

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

Stopped by Colectivo at 68th and Wells Streets today to pick up a latte and some of their fabulous Hot Cocoa Mix for home. (Truly, their cocoa is the BEST! And they don’t pay me for this endorsement😄) I was … Continue reading →

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Little Free Library (#9) – Makenna’s Tribute

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

The Little Free Library movement is huge in Milwaukee. In some neighborhoods you can’t drive more than a few blocks without seeing one of the little book boxes in a front yard. These boxes can be wildly individualistic, which is … Continue reading →

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Little Free Library (#8) – Matching!

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

Often Little Free Library boxes match the house they sit in front of. I’ve done a post on one of these before (Little Free Library #2, here) but I didn’t think to include a photo of the house. For today’s … Continue reading →

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Little Free Library (#7) – Milwaukee Fire Department, Engine House 32

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

Found in the neighborhood just northeast of 35th and Vliet in Milwaukee. Saving lives in more ways than one 🙂  

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Little Free Library #6 – London Calling

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

This mini-library replica of a British red telephone box . . . . . . is at its best during the night, when it is lit up by a focused spotlight. Its red glow can be seen from a few … Continue reading →

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Little Free Library (#5) – Stained Glass

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

Milwaukee’s older homes are characterized by beautiful woodwork and built-in cabinetry, often accented with leaded stained-glass windows. This mini-library box mimics what is probably a standard feature in the neighborhood it occupies.  

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Little Free Library (#4) – Haunted Schoolhouse

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

This “schoolhouse” mini-library asks that people leave only children’s books for others to borrow. Right now the library box is decorated for Halloween, so you can’t see it very well  beneath the cottony spider webbing—but there’s a school bell up in … Continue reading →

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Little Free Library (#3) – “Miss Kris”

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

Saw this mini-library box on my way to work and had to get a picture. Don’t you love the shushing librarian, “Miss Kris,” at her desk safeguarding the “stacks”? Very imaginative!

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Little Free Library (#2)

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

A couple years ago—hard to believe I’ve been blogging that long!—I wrote a post on the Little Free Library phenomenon.  (Here’s the link to that post if you’d like to read it: https://katherinewikoff.com/2012/06/29/little-free-library/) I’ve been meaning to follow up that post … Continue reading →

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