Did you know? Now you can create your own Little Free Library Bingo Card! If you’ve ever visited more than one little free library, you’ve likely noticed the same book or author popping up: The Da Vinci Code, say, or one of Danielle Steele’s potboilers. Rather than get … [Read more...]
Our Amazing Placemakers, an interview with Sharon Lam
Earlier this year we connected with an amazing placemaker in the Greater Victoria region. Sharon Lam is a visual artist who creates drawings and paintings inspired by her favourite places. Sharon chose twelve of the 600+ Little Free Libraries for this new calendar. In an … [Read more...]
Building great communities with Pocket Places
"Start small and build incrementally," was presenter Teale Phelps Bondaroff's advice to 30 participants at our November 5 Pocket Places workshop. "People have a passion for the hyper-local -- small nodes on their own streets," noted co-presenter Lorne Daniel. So the workshop … [Read more...]
Pocket Places workshop: learn how to create neighbourhood treasures
Cultivate character and connection on your block with little free libraries, gathering spaces, gardens and more! Register now for a free Pocket Places workshop: Date: Sunday, November 5th Time: 7-9pm Location: Fairfield Gonzales Community Association (Garry Oak … [Read more...]
Little Free Libraries (LFLs) grow into Pocket Places
Reading about the recent (July 2017) launch of Greater Victoria's latest Little Free Library (see our Facebook post here), I was reminded of Sarah Rose Robert's March 2015 post about the book exchange boxes popping up around town. It quickly became the site's most popular post … [Read more...]
