Front Yard Library

I noticed this in Takoma, DC while driving home a few days ago and took a phone pic. library You can even see me in the reflection of the glass.  Very artistic, I know.

It turns out, this front yard library is part of a vast network of mini library boxes across the country.  Little Free Library is an organization dedicated to building literacy and community through small libraries such as the one I found in DC.

While I briefly entertained the idea of building one of these to stick in my own front yard, I decided it’d be easier to write about it here.  But, you should build and maintain a library, especially if you live near me.  Find out more here.

 

About Carter

Theodore Carter is the author of Stealing The Scream, Frida Sex Dreams and Other Unnerving Disruptions, and The Life Story of a Chilean Sea Blob and Other Matters of Importance. His fiction has appeared in The North American Review, Pank, Necessary Fiction, and elsewhere. Carter’s street art projects have earned attention from The Washington Post, The Washington City Paper, several D.C. TV news stations, and other outlets. In 2019, he organized the Night of 1,000 Fridas, an event spanning 5 continents that brought over 1,000 images of Frida Kahlo out into public view on the same night. More at www.theodorecarter.com.

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