In the Spirit of Giving and Community
“The only thing you absolutely need to know is the location of a library.” ~Albert Einstein
Last year the Glacier Ridge community was a lucky recipient of not one, but two, Little Free Libraries as part of an Eagle Scout project. We had one library installed in the front of the building and one installed in the back of the building. The philosophy is “Take a book, leave a book.” It has been such a joy to watch the community use our Little Free Libraries. We see pre-school aged children in strollers, waiting for their siblings, jump out to get and give a book at dismissal; students running to borrow a book from the library during recess; and community members grabbing books when school is not in session. Together, we intend to grow our community of readers.
We currently have two student library stewards updating our libraries on Wednesdays. However, our stock is running low. In an effort to keep our libraries flowing, please consider donating books. If we all give and take, our community will continue to circulate books and promote literacy.
What do you do if you don’t have a book to leave? The answer is simple. Visit the Glacier Ridge Little Free Library and take a book! Once you finish that book you will now be able to “Take a book, leave a book.” Our purpose is to get as many books in the hands of our community as possible. Research shows that having books in the home has proven to improve attitudes towards learning, increase reading performance and cause children to read for longer lengths of time. (1) It has also been shown that 80% of children, when asked state that their most favorite book is one that they self selected. (2) Visit our library and your child or you may find that perfect book.
Our Little Free Libraries are open 24/7 365 days a year. Stop by this season and help us build a literate community!
(Source: Reading Is Fundamental, Access to Print Materials Improves Children’s Reading: A Meta-Analysis of 108 Most Relevant Studies Shows Positive Impacts, 2010)
(Source: Gambrell, L.B. (1996). Creating classroom cultures that foster reading motivation. The Reading Teacher, 50.)