I had the pleasure of visiting this community library in Penngrove, CA called The Sitting Room…read moretoday. It is in a private individual's home who has opened her lovely house to the public as a library of books centering women writers. The whole place was extremely charming and well organized, with various rooms representing different collections such as poetry, the performing arts, an entire section dedicated to books by and about Virginia Woolf, a beautiful altar setup to Maya Angelou and her books, complete with a powerful quote of hers on the wall, several bookcases of publications by lesbian writers which were built "into a closet," funnily enough, and a whole room dedicated to the obituaries of noteworthy women. This place is a vast archive of relevant materials all focused on women authors and thinkers. The grounds, including the back and front yards, are beautified by numerous standing redwoods towering over the house. It created a very welcoming sanctuary that made you really want to sit there and browse and read for hours. All of this is dedicated to women writers. J.J. Wilson and her staff of enthusiastic volunteers are to be highly credited and praised for giving this unique and beautiful gift to our community. Such a rich and exciting dwelling place, and community center for us all to enjoy! I highly recommend you visit! Go check it out, and set aside a few hours for browsing and sampling, like a visit to a bakery for those of us who love to read.

This is a hidden gem in Rohnert Park! This is a private free library, where you can borrow books…read morefor free, and even host events. There is a little kitchen too so you can serve some snacks to your group. I found this place because I was invited to an event for the women who work at Sonoma State. We had a lovely time, sipping wine and eating snacks, relaxing in the garden. I found a book on my way out, and one of the volunteers was happy to chat with me about it and let me take it right away. Can you believe it?? This is truly a spot for book lovers. They just let you take books -- no membership card, no due dates, just readers creating a space for each other. It is a really quaint and relaxing place. I can't believe more people don't know about it!

On a beautiful residential street in the beautiful town of Anselmo, there's this cute lime green…read moreand wood shingle little Free Library box. It it's right next to the sidewalk so you don't have to reach very far to get some great books. The day that I visited it was crammed full of kids paperback books. There's also a little guest book to sign inside. I did. A really delightful little box. Really well constructed and very handy as well. Thank you for taking the time to construct this.

It was easy to spot this turquoise-painted Little Free Library on the east side of California Route…read more1 as I passed through Gualala heading south. It is set back from the road a bit so that it's not interfering with parking or traffic and that made it easy to stop and browse the library today. A single door secured by a magnetic catch and inside, two shelves quite full of nearly all paperbacks. Some fiction, some science fiction and so my four books from home fit in well as I'm paring down my own library back east. This is charter number 88382 and it is not listed on the Little Free Library map by number or location. Odd. [Review 17644 overall - 434 in California - 1165 of 2022.]

On a pretty steep and nrrow street in the beautiful town of Amselmo…read more This book box is really well-constructed. This is probably one of the most well constructed boxes I have seen in a while. It's got a very sturdy post as well as a very sturdy frame and door. The day that I visited the book was filled with all kinds of adult books. There is also a Vietnamese dictionary also. A really well-done book box. Thank you for taking the time to construct this!

this book box aka 79180 is white from top to bottom, a rarity in book boxes. within are fictions…read moreof unknown genres. reads: "Roget's Thesauras" for use in writing term papers, letters, reviews... -instead of always using "amazing" as a descriptive term, synonyms such as astonishing, astounding, surprising, stunning, prerplexing, breathtaking or stupefying can be utilized. one can forgo using a thesauras if one downloads grammarly on their computer. one can also google a synonym.

This is a really well-constructed little Free Library on a busy street in Kentfield California. It…read morewas jam-packed with books! It's got really great closing hardware and is in fine shape.