LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES
Little Free libraries have been popping up all over the world. It is a nonprofit organization that helps spread the love of reading. It began in 1996 in Wisconsin by the late Todd Bol. He created one in honor of his mother who died. According to Wikipedia, as of August 2018 the number of Little Free Libraries are more than 75,000 libraries in 88 countries around the world. And some of them are very close by!
There are a few in and around our community. If you know of any others that I am unaware of please let me know so I can add them to this list!
Tina’s Sharing Library, 115 Cedar Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580 ~ LFL# 111612 |
Five Towns
• WEC Center, 1 Johnson Place, Woodmere
• Franklin Early Childhood Center (FECC), 1180 Henrietta Place, Hewlett
• Ogden Elementary School (OES), 875 Longview Ave, Valley Stream (North Woodmere)
• Hewlett Elementary School (HES), 1570 Broadway, Hewlett
• Woodmere Middle School (WMS), 1170 Peninsula Blvd, Hewlett
• George W. Hewlett High School (HHS) 60 Everit Ave, Hewlett
• Conklin Avenue, off of Broadway, in the middle of the block, at the stop sign, perpendicular to Lynn Place in Woodmere.
• On Trysting between Arbuckle and Oakland, In Cedarhurst.
• Books for HAFTR students at their school from info@hindislibraries.com, hindislibraries.com
Malverne
• The Community Presbyterian Church of Malverne has one built by a boy scout. 12 Nottingham Rd.
• 100 Home Street, Malverne
• 112 Sydney Ave, Malverne
• 75 Ocean Ave, Malverne
Valley Stream
• At Robert W. Carbonaro Elementary School at 50 Hungry Harbor Road, Valley Stream (closed until further notice as of Sept1) (in the Herald)
• The William L. Buck Elementary School at 75 Horton Ave, Valley Stream (closed until further notice as of Sept1)
• 24 Brooklyn Ave, Valley Stream
• 1475 Howell Road, Valley Stream
• 38 Greenlawn Boulevard, Valley Stream
• Village Green, 123 S Central Ave, Valley Stream (next to Henry Waldinger Library and Valley Stream Dog Park by overhead LIRR.) (box will be blue with rainbow clouds)
• Tina’s Sharing Library, 115 Cedar Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580 ~ LFL# 111612
• Dutch Broadway & Crystal Street near Walgreens
• Bayswater Little Free Library - 3213 Healy Ave, Far Rockaway, 11691
• The Patti Smith Free Library - 211 Beach 134th, Belle Harbor, 11694
• 141-24 Cronston Ave., Rockaway Beach, 11694
Long Beach & East Rockaway
• There are 4 on the Long Beach Boardwalk sponsored by theLong BeachLibrary.
• Hewlett Point Park in East Rockaway has one by the beach. 130 Hewlett Point Ave.
• Also on 111 Hewlett Point Ave
Franklin Square
• Garden City South Community Park, 30 Nassau Blvd, Garden City
Elmont
• 2035 Dutch Boulevard
Click here if you would like more info on how to build a Little Free Library yourself.
Click here to find little FREE libraries in the world that are registered.
Ogden School, North Woodmere | Hewlett School, Broadway |
WEC Center, Broadway, Woodmere | Woodmere Middle School, Peninsula Blvd |
Franklin School, Woodmere |
Robert W. Carbonaro Elementary School, Valley Stream | William L. Buck Elementary School, Valley Stream |
Tina’s Sharing Library, 115 Cedar Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580 ~ LFL# 111612 |
(updated Dec 19, 2020)
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