Books, food, trinkets, oh my!
You’ve probably noticed them sprout up in your neighborhood over the past few years — brightly colored, freestanding boxes dotting street corners and front lawns, offering anything from paperbacks to canned food to art completely free of charge.
These community swap spots have grown in popularity — and iterations — since the original Little Free Library’s inception in 2009. Now, you can find 150,000+ of these brightly-colored book cottages in 120 countries — not including unregistered locations or the idea’s many offshoots, like the Free Blockbuster libraries.
Itching for a new read? Have extra food to share? Lucky for you, we’ve assembled a map of all the officially listed little free libraries and pantries in the area — plus a few special selections, like City Editor Maddie’s fave: Grandview’s keychain exchange.
If you know of a local swap spot not listed, submit your pin on the map and we’ll approve it so other readers can enjoy the spoils as well.
