In 2012, Little Free Library became a nonprofit, and the idea grew into a global movement.

Interested donors can help place Little Free Libraries where they’re needed most by donating to the nonprofit’sImpact Fund.

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A purple Little Free Library is surrounded by wildflowers in Minneapolis.

The original little library was modeled after a one-room schoolhouse

A mother and son read a book next to a Little Free Library in Austin, Texas

Two house-like Little Free Libraries, one colorful, one all-white, stand as neighbors.

A young girl and a girl toddler sit on a brick path and read books in front of a little library.

A young girl in St. Louis and a young boy in Calgary pose with Little Free Libraries