How to Build Your Very Own Little Free Library
11 Mini Structures You Can Build
$44.40
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
7 October 2025
Summary
Expand the book-sharing movement to your community with How to Build Your Very Own Little Free Library—your photo-illustrated, inspirational source for building tiny sharing libraries.
Around the world, a community movement is underway featuring quaint landscape structures mounted on posts in front yards and other green spaces, as well as supported in large pots and other vessels outside homes and businesses on busy urban streets. They are evidence of the growing trend toward…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780760398821 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0760398828 |
| Author: | Little Free Library, Philip Schmidt |
| Publisher: | Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Cool Springs Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 7 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 671g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 270mm |
| Audience Age: | 0-99 |
Critics Review
“This is a beneficial resource for book lovers and neighborhood organizers alike.” –Publishers Weekly
“The guide offers step-by-step instructions for building 11 free-standing structures, ranging from simple single-shelf boxes to multi-story cabinets. This is a beneficial resource for book lovers and neighborhood organizers alike.”
* Publishers Weekly *“The Little Free Library organization…together with author Phillip Schmidt, have put together this how-to encompassing all the instructions, tools, and materials for building 11 houses, including the two-story shed kit sold by the Little Free Library organization and a little library made from an upcycled kitchen cabinet. Helpful sidebars make all the difference here, on everything from sizing for books, forestalling Mother Nature, and paint differentiations (acrylic versus latex) to any number of watch-outs, like working with sheet metals and choosing doors with or without rabbets.”
– Barbara Jacobs * Booklist *“Perfect for parents, grandparents, educators, and anyone looking for a fun and educational DIY woodworking project, this guide blends hands-on creativity with literacy promotion. Whether you’re looking for a rainy-day activity with the kids or a weekend project that gives back, this book delivers.”
– Tony Medeiros * Sandbox World *“The author does a fantastic job making the entire process approachable, from planning to finding materials and determining which design is best for your household’s needs.”
– Susan Bewley * Hobbies on a Budget *Little Free Library
Philip Schmidt is a writer, editor, and project designer specializing in houses and everything we do with them. A former carpenter, he is the author of more than two dozen books covering subjects from solar power to backyard treehouses to DIY plywood furniture, including How to Build Your Very Own Little Free Library, The Complete Guide to Treehouses, PlyDesign, The Complete Guide to Patios, and Install Your Own Solar Panels. He lives in Colorado.
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