The Story of a Little Free Library

40 LEINSTER AVENUE SOUTH

So my family and I were visiting a friend in the Beaches of Toronto, when we came across free books at the end of people's driveways. My kids loved that people left books out for people, it amazed them! They asked, 'Daddy, do they need our library card?' My wife and I giggled. When we returned home, it got me thinking about how we could do something like this in our neighbourhood. I started looking on line and found littlefreelibrary.org, and that was it! I started to research designs, and found that there wasn't one quite like what we wanted, so I designed our own to match the style of our house, and neighbourhood. It wasn't much long after that my son Ashton and I were off to buy materials! Together, as a family, over three weekends, we built our own Little Free Library! It has been open for about 6 weeks now and has been well used! We check it everyday, and it seems so are a lot of others! It has engaged us with our neighbours, introduced us to strangers, and been the topic of conversation as Ti Cats fans stream by for the games! It has really allowed us to connect in our own way to our neighbourhood through the valuable act of reading! Please, come and enjoy!!!

Thanks, The Wills Family - Catherine, Damian, Ema, Charlotte and Ashton

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