I'd been thinking about making the rounds of the Little Free LIbraries I've found in my neighborhood that are within biking distance. I'd just finished a Dick Francis and a PD James, and it was time to make returns and offer new books from my stash.
I began at this blue number over on the corner of Maurepas and Lopez Streets. I left a couple of books there, and had a nice conversation with a young woman and her two children. They'd just moved here from New York and she said: "They'd never do anything like this in New York." I explained that you can find these all over the world-it has gone international. She was amazed!
Next stop, my first Little Free Library on the corner of Lopez and Desoto Streets. Here, I left Alice in Wonderland and scooped a Philippaa Gregory: The Queen's Fool. I'm a mess, I find myselt resorting and stacking the books so they look prettier AND you can see almost all that are available.
Back on my bike to cross the bridge over Bayou St. John, I rode over to the Little Free LIbrary at a corner of Taft and Delgado. This was a particularly fun stop today. On a recent ride, I'd noticed that they were painting their house and I wondered if they would coordinate their Little Free Library too...et, voila! Here, I left a book and scooped Sue Grafton's: M is for Malice. They also had a little notice in the side that explained the concept well. One of the suggested things I haven't done yet is to leave little notes in the books I've read. That's next!
Reading books is alive and well in my neighborhood. Is it any wonder that this is one of the most popular areas for home buyers these days?
I'm happy to be here!
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