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Making a difference one
“Little Free Library” at a time...

By now you have seen a number of large wooden
boxes filled with books scattered about the neighbor-
hoods of Plymouth. These are “Little Free Libraries,” part
of a nationwide movement started by one man. In 2009,
Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin, built the first “Library” as
a tribute to his mother, a teacher and a book lover. Todd
designed a wooden container to look like a one-room
schoolhouse, mounted it on a post on his lawn and filled
it with books. He invited his neighbors to borrow a
book/lend a book and thus share in his mother's passion
for reading. His idea spread rapidly and is now a non-
profit organization that inspires a love of reading, builds
community, and sparks creativity by fostering neighbor-
hood book exchanges around the world.
The Rotary Club of Plymouth A.M. joined the move-
ment in 2016. Past club President Leslie Greeneisen and
her daughter Julie decorated three “Little Free Library”
Rotarians Joe White (l) and Dick Schmidt (r)
boxes. One is placed inside PARC on Church Street; with "Little Free Library” in front of Community Financial.
another stands in front of the Community Financial build-
ing on Harvey in Plymouth. “Community Financial is vided through gifts to our Rotary Bookhounds Program.
proud to be a part of the ‘Little Free Library’ project,” says If you are looking to do a “little reading” (pardon the
Plymouth branch manager, Jeff Kuehls. “Together we are pun), please stop by and borrow a book/lend a book. If
building a stronger community, one book at a time.” you know a place that could use a “Little Free Library,” we
Rotarians keep both boxes stocked and refreshed with have one more available, looking for a new home.
books appropriate for all ages. Most of the books are pro- Contact Rotarian Geff Phillips geffphillips@gmail.com.

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