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Little free libraries & tiny sheds, 12 miniature structures you can build, Philip Schmidt & Little Free Library ; foreword by Todd H. Bol, founder Little Free Library

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Little free libraries & tiny sheds

Philip Schmidt & Little Free Library ; foreword by Todd H. Bol, founder Little Free Library

12 miniature structures you can build

Around the world, a community movement is underway featuring quaint landscape structures mounted on posts in front yards and other green spaces. Some are built for personal use, as miniature sheds for gardeners or as decorative accent pieces. More commonly, though, they are evidence of the growing trend toward neighbourhood organisation and community outreach. This movement has been popularised by Wisconsin-based Little Free Library (LFL), whose members currently include 75,000 stewards seeking to build community togetherness and promote reading at the same time by sharing books among neighbours. LFL has inspired builders to use similar structures to share things like CDs, food, garden tools, and seeds in the community. Produced in cooperation with Little Free Library, Little Free Libraries and Tiny Sheds is the builder's complete source of inspiration and how-to knowledge. Illustrated throughout with colourful step-by-step photography and a gallery of tiny structures for further inspiration, Little Free Libraries and Tiny Sheds covers every step: planning and design, tools and building techniques, best materials, and 12 complete plans for structures of varying size and aesthetics. In addition, author and professional carpenter Phil Schmidt includes information on proper installation of small structures and common repairs and maintenance for down the road. Little Free Libraries and Tiny Sheds even includes information on how to become a steward, getting the word out about your little structure once it's up and running, and tips for building a lively collection. Community togetherness has never been so at the fore of our consciousnessor so important. Little Free Libraries and Tiny Sheds is one tool on the road to helping you build community in your neighbourhood

Planning & design -- Building basics -- Project plans -- Installing your structure -- Why start a little free library? / Margret Aldrich, media + programming manager, Little Free Library

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Little free libraries and tiny sheds