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This week on The Children’s Hour, Katie and the Crew learn about the Little Free Library network with Shelby King, program director and coordinator of the Impact Library Program.
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Little Free Library is based in St. Paul Minnesota, but has over 100,000 Libraries in over 100 countries. More than 200,000,000 books have been shared through Little Free Libraries worldwide.
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Their program champions access to all, diversity through their Read in Color Program, and working with the community.
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Find the nearest Little Free Library near you and find plans and help to create your own!
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Airdrie reviews Rowen And The Rascal Lion, and Evan gives us a review of A Wolf Called Wander.
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Plus the kids in the Extinction Diaries educate us about the critically endangered Maui dolphin.
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Mixed with excellent music celebrating books, libraries, and reading.
Little Free Libraries Playlist
title | artist | album | duration | label |
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Library | Stuart Stotts & Tom Pease | Pass It on Down, Vol. 1 | 02:30 | 2021 Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease |
Little Free Library | Jack Pearson | Googolplex & Other Numbers | 03:12 | 2013 Jack Pearson |
At Your Library | Bill Harley | I Wanna Play | 03:16 | 2007 Round River Records |
Skip In My Step | Scott Holmes | Happy Music | 01:30 | FMA - Scott Holmes |
Read a Book (Converging Song) [feat. Billy Jonas] | Two of a Kind | Sing Me Your Story | 01:37 | 2012 Two of a Kind |
Little Free Library Song | Reed Grimm | Single | 03:51 | Little Free Library |
Every Book I Read | Turtle Dance Music | It's Gonna Be a Good Day | 01:36 | 2018 861958 Records DK |
Read | Katie Dwyer Music | Music Makes Me Happy | 01:04 | 2020 Katie Dwyer Music |
Roots & Branches | Alison Faith Levy | You Are Magic | 00:49 | 2021 Alison Faith Levy |
Another Day | Ketsa | Goodnight Sunlight | 01:05 | 2020 FMA - Ketsa |
More Books for Me | Mister G | The Bossy E | 02:12 | 2014 Mister G |
Mixolydian | Xylo-Ziko | Mode | 01:18 | 2021 FMA - Xylo-Ziko |
Vamos Todos a Leer | Los Patita de Perro | Los Derechos de los Ninos | 02:20 | 2003 Fonarte Latino, S.A. de C.V. |
El delfin | Juan Luis Dammert | Como te vaca | 03:49 | 2000 Juan Luis Dammert |
Going to the Library | Danny Weinkauf | Inside I Shine | 02:27 | 2018 Danny Weinkauf |
Chasing Dreams (Instrumental) | Secret Agent 23 Skidoo & Asheville Symphony | The Beat Bach Symphonies | 01:15 | 2021 Underground Playground Records |
Meet You at the Library | The Buttons | Good Day, Friends and Neighbors! | 01:36 | 2019 Caitlin Mahoney and Hannah Winkler |
Illuminata’s Little Free Library Project:
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Little Free Libraries from around the world:
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