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By Denise D. Iger, Esq. MY


FREE LITTLE LIBRARY


percent of adults in the U.S. read below a 5th grade level, and 19 percent of high school graduates can’t read. One of the greatest impediments to increasing literacy is the lack of books readily available to the public.


A 24 Libraries


do not work for everyone because of the location, hours of operation and penalties for late returns. Homeowners associations are in a position to easily make positive change by making books available locally.


The concept behind “free little library” is a “take a book, return a book” free book exchange. Anyone can leave a book behind to be shared by others and those looking for something interesting to read can just wander over to your wee library and grab one. The free little library provides a close-by, around-the-clock, free option for reading material.


To start, a board would need to have a consensus that this is a good idea. From there, a location must be chosen. The location should ideally be a place with a lot of foot traffic and also near an accessible parking space in case people want to stop for a minute on their way home. In


ccording to a study conducted in 2013 by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy, 32 million adults in the U.S. can’t read. That’s 14 percent of the population. Twenty-one


May / June 2017


ABOVE & RIGHT:


Tis library was recently built and installed by an Eagle Scout on the


grounds of a preschool and church in San Clemente. Te location is readily accessible to people


driving by, pedestrians, parents dropping of their


preschoolers and the church congregation.


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