This Little Free Library is tucked in a cool little spot, under a very shady tree, next to a very…read moreprodigious bush. It looks like a little elfin home complete with the moss and everything. It's a tiny little adorable thing. It's a cool, little nook that just might hold a treasure that you can read.

This Little Free Library is located at Garfield Park in South Pasadena. It's wonderful to see the…read morecommunity offering free books. Of course, when you take a book, you replace it with a book. That's how these little library works. I love reading books! I have yet to take advantage of this offering. The next time I go to Garfield Park, I'll have to remember to bring a book or two just in case there is something good to trade with. Come see what's available for you. Thank you Little Free Library for your presence!

The location of this library might be a little confusing. The address is Park Ave but the library's…read moreat the intersection of Mission and Marengo, right at the southern entrance of the park. It's a well put together little box with a tub underneath generously packed with all sorts of reading material. Even better, there are not one, but two covered benches nearby for the use and relaxation of the distinguishing reader. And if all that fails, you're at a park. Run around, chase the kids or maybe a dog. Get a little exercise. It's good for ya!

South Pasadena is overrun with Little Free Libraries. You drive down random residential streets and…read moreyou can find 'em accidentally. It's cool, it's encouraging, it's wonderful. It's delightful to see this many people motivated to making reading easier and more natural. And it's fun to see their display of their own unique style in their library. Well this LFL included an item almost never seen in libraries. Food! And not any food but one of the most aromatic, intoxicating fruits ever grown. Guavas. I love that smell so much that I've smeared it on clothing. I've let the fruit nearly go bad in my car just to infuse a bit of that amazing aroma into my car. I've driven slowly through neighborhoods in the summertime relishing in the cloud of fruity perfume. And in addition to a selection of interesting books I got to take a few of those free fruit home with me to share with my family. Just awesome.

Right next to the entrance to a parking lot this little free library was a delightful, unexpected…read morefind. I discovered it nearly packed with cookbooks. Little ones, big ones, themed ones, gobs and gobs of cookbooks. And this is another one of those LFL's that's partitioned off so that both larger books and much smaller books can be fit into their appropriate sections. A very clever idea. I wholeheartedly approve of the whole thing. Unfortunately, I discovered it at night so I wasn't able to fully appreciate the festive purple paint job or to get any really good photos. But maybe another patron will swing by and take care of that for me.

Susie's a rebel…read more The Little Free Libraries may have their program but it looks like Susie's decided to go her own way. She loves the "free" part of things but doesn't have any of that official registration stuff and she's definitely tossed that "little" idea. Susie's thinking big, she's goin' large,....no extra large. She's stacking books two deep and three shelves tall and gettin' it done. My girls have friend that could climb inside this library, that's how big it is. There were Barney videos and big books and little books and goofy books and serious books. There were books in three different languages! One was a French Medieval cookbook. I stood there half stunned and thought "I... have a wife.... that loves to cook and ...can read every word! This baby's mine!! Thank you Susie for that generous rebel's heart. We love what you're doin' and we love that you're doin' it large.

This is a cool, little library just feet away from a roundabout. A roundabout, strangely enough…read morethat also has stop signs. If you're going to spend the money to build a roundabout why install stop signs? They require that you stop. And they negate the elegance of a roundabout, that with light traffic, no one has to stop. That's just stupid. Why would you purposely be stupid? OK, I'm stepping off my soap box. It's like a belt and suspenders. It's dumb. Come on! OK, I'm really done now. The Little Free Library is lovely. It's right next to the street for easy access and you can even get a free bookmark if you like. Not exactly sure what a Little Free Library has to tweet about but you can check 'em out on Twitter too. So there's that.

This is a beautiful, Little Free Library on the lawn of a magnificent home…read more I love driving through this area and starring at these gorgeous homes but I have to check myself. I have to remind myself that I am so supremely, remarkably, overwhelming blessed. That I enjoy ease and health and freedom and options that most people throughout history never imagined. After I consider each of those and the family that I care for deeply and the sweetness I enjoy daily. Then I can say "Thank you God for your incredible blessings" and I can relax a little about how much I'd like to live in this home and just enjoy the generosity and kindness that literally built into every Little Free Library. This one's awesome and I appreciate the owner offering it to the community.