There are few things I love more than discovering a new book to read. And in communities around the world, one of the best ways to find a new book is through a Little Free Library.
For those who aren’t familiar, the concept is simple: People place small bookcases that are protected from the elements in front of their homes or in other public spaces. The idea is that anyone can take or leave a book at any time, effectively creating a new book exchange that everyone can participate in. It’s an amazing way to encourage reading and make books accessible to more people. A lot of Little Free Libraries are highly decorated, so they make neighborhoods more beautiful, too. (The first one, which was created in 2009, looked like a little red schoolhouse.)
As part of the release of my new holiday books reading list, I arranged for copies of the books I’m recommending to be placed in more than 100 Little Free Libraries all around the world. Check out the list below to see where—maybe you can grab a copy for yourself. And even if your town isn’t on the list, I bet there’s another great book waiting in a Little Free Library near you.
Happy reading!
Aliso Viejo, California
Compton, California
Los Angeles, California
Palo Alto, California
Pasadena,California
San Jose, California
Denver, Colorado
Washington, D.C.
Miami, Florida
Atlanta, Georgia
Holualoa, Hawaii
Chicago, Illinois
Baltimore, Maryland
Boston, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Detroit, Michigan
St. Louis, Missouri
Omaha, Nebraska
Edison, New Jersey
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Brooklyn, New York
New York, New York
Cleveland, Ohio
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bellevue, Washington
Bremerton, Washington
Enumclaw, Washington
Kirkland, Washington
Redmond, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Bainbridge Island, Washington
Orcas Island, Washington
Kemmerer, Wyoming
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Neuquén, Argentina
Brisbane, Australia
Perth, Australia
Salzburg, Austria
Brussels, Belgium
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sao Paolo, Brazil
Vancouver, British Columbia
Santiago, Chile
Llano Grande, Colombia
Puriscal, Costa Rica
Copenhagen, Denmark
Cairo, Egypt
San Salvador, El Salvador
Cambridge, England
Oxford, England
London, England
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Helsinki, Finland
Paris, France
Berlin, Germany
Munich, Germany
Athens, Greece
Santa Lucia, Honduras
New Delhi, India
Gurgaon, India
Kollam, India
Dublin, Ireland
Jerusalem, Israel
Florence, Italy
Kyoto, Japan
Beirut, Lebanon
Jounieh, Lebanon
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Cerro Xico, Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico
Rosarito, Mexico
Tijuana, Mexico
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Auckland, New Zealand
Oslo, Norway
Singapore
Johannesburg, South Africa
Seoul, South Korea
Logroño, Spain
Lidingo, Sweden
Sundbyberg, Sweden
Vaxholm, Sweden
Bangkok, Thailand
Istanbul, Turkey
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dubai, UAE
Kyiv, Ukraine