"What’s the size of a birdhouse, full of possible surprises and about to spring up in north Baltimore and perhaps across the city early next year?

No, it’s not more of the dreaded red light cameras! We’re talking about Little Free Libraries."

"Scanning the recent news articles about the LFL movement reveals something else, too. More often than not, those interviewed acknowledge the sense of community and collegiality that grow up around the little libraries. From a Los Angeles Times piece on a local LFL: 'It has turned strangers into friends and a sometimes impersonal neighborhood into a community. It has become a mini–town square….' This gets to the heart of what many of us in libraries know: knowledge shared within a framework of caring and familiarity can strengthen communities."