this tan colored brown framed little library (#123156) is the standard looking 2 level model. the…read morebarn design is uniqure. contains mostly childrens books and fiction books. read: "Broken (in the best possible way)"- Jenny Lawson -actually a book of short comedy takes on various subjects ala late night comedy in the mode of David Letterman, Johnny Carson etc. -subjects: internet, shark tank ideas, dogs, health insurance companies, absentmindedness, editors, post office, marriage, dentists, introverts, not going to parties. -it gets boring after awhile ala late night shows-reason why i stopped watching.

this yellow library with black box has tiny xmas lites attached around it. small & medium sized…read morebooks, mostly fiction. some children's books. reads. "Escape From Freedom" (Erich Fromm) -the rise of market capitalism leaves the worker with freedom that isn't easily attainable. rather than pursuing it individually, the worker entrusts the task to the prevailing political wind. -after Nazism achieved political power. Germans, not wanting to be left out when other political parties were abolished, acquiesced to Nazi policies, going with a winner. -Nazism appealed to the lower middle class who were resentful, hateful of the petty bourgeois, loved the strong, hated the weak. they were petty, hostile, suspected and hated the stranger. to avoid Nazism, Fromm advises democracies to allow citizens to think/act independently in a freer society.

Little Free Library (charter #89260) is an unexpected find after the street winds sharply to the…read moreleft. it's a red framed book box with books of fiction, rice-a-roni, pasta sauce & fruit mix within. reads: Michael Lewis "Moneyball" -details the rise of winning baseball for the Oakland A's. faced with a limited budget, GM Billy Beane decides to draft & acquire efficient baseball players who succeed over a period of time. he's foregoes flashier, more expensive players. -strategy wins many baseball games but not a championship.

this olde style little library (#120618) is olive-torquois with white trim around the frame. the…read morefresh paint is augmented by yellow and red flowers. the library isn't big enough to hold hardbound books. most children's and nonfiction books. read: "Nobrow: the culture of marketing, the marketing of Culture" (John Seabrook) -a fascinating, back room look at how marketing commercializes "taste" or "lack of". -difficult reading in the beginning. the gossipy later chapters were quick reads. -a look at MTV, hip hop, Star Wars, Disney, Dreamworks, ad nauseum.

Little Free Library (charter #90042) is quirky. it's frontage is painted black with a big yellow…read moreheart with the message: "read a book Wear a Mask!" within. brown trim and grey rooftop that feels dutch. inside is a variety of fictions, nonfictions, children's books. reads: Sun Tzu- "The Art of War" -ancient war techniques studied the world over. also repurposed for studying the stock market, business, personal life and "BE WATER".

this bigger than usual blue library has mostly children's books and a few fictions…read more reads: "The Moon is Down" (John Steinbeck) *this novel was written in response to the Nazi invasion of Europe. the country occupied wasn't named. it could have been any country that had snow. the book was widely read and disseminated in occupied Europe. -small town in Europe was quickly "conquered" by invaders but the invaders could not rest. they were slowly being killed. though the killers got the death penalty, this didn't stop the resistance. -the invaded people believed they would eventually drive out the invaders.

this lite green olde library with a slanting red roofs is sparsely filled with children's and…read morenonfiction books. reads: "Crying in H Mart: A Memoir" (Michelle Zauner) -Japanese Breakfast lead M. Zauner was starting to achieve critical acclaim for her Indie pop album " Jubilee" when her Korean mother died of cancer. -this novel memorializes her times with her mom: trips to Korea, shopping tours to H Mart, a Korean super Grocery, and learning to cook Korean food to remember her mom. *she got recipes from friends, online, and from Maangchi.

This Library is a block from Dutton Ave. Charter #151836 is a large red box with 2 shelves, mostly…read moreadult fictions/nonfictions. Read is from the local library: "How to Stand up to a Dictator: The Fight for our Future" By Maria Ressa (part autobiography, part herstory, part Journalism/social media work.. Maria Ressa , co-winner 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for her use of "freedom of expression to expose abuse of power, use of violence and growing authoritarianism in the ...Philippines" Ressa, Princeton alum, returned to the Philippines to co-found Rappler, a social media company. Rappler documented how social media was being used to spread fake news, harrass opponents and manipulate public discourse. -focused attention on Prez. Duarte's anti-drug campaign was also a war against Philippines citizens. -many charges brought by Duarte's justice dept. the tax fraud charges found Ressa "not quilty". More charges pending. Note: the Philippines become an U.S. colony in 1898 when the U.S. defeated Spain's navy. The America-Philippines war (1899-1902) crushed the Philippines Independence Movement. On 7/4/1946, the Philippines gained their independence. October is Filipino American History