Little Free Library (charter # 45228) is an oblong vertical lite brown book box with a black tiled…read moreroof. it's frontage has a transparent pane. door opens to the left with an outright pull. young adult fictions and regular fictions on 2 shelves. reads: "the wind-up bird chronicle" (haruki murakami): rich verbose 600 page novel about Toru Okada's transitions between reality & "daydreams" during his search for his missing cat and wife. skipped side characters for now. reading is detailed and tedious at times.

Little Free Library (charter #102322) is a typical book box with grayish ambience. transparent door…read moreopens easily to the left. titles within are fictions and nonfictions. reads: 2020 California Driver Handbook -studying for a license renewal -handbook has a slick, glossy look has dozens of ads within, insurance related. -not many new laws encountered yet.

this gray book box (#30830) with a tiled roof is stocked full of young adult fictions, children's…read morebooks and a thesauras. same box is here but the address is now 2340, not 2330. reads: "The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O' Neil" (Ron Suskind) -the Bush administration was the most secretive one ever during it's existence. When Treasury Secretary Paul O' Neil was fired, he gave interviews & many documents to Suskind. -book reveals the Bush administration's methodology. *trickle down economics (giving taxbreaks to the rich) did not generate any benefits for the economy nor new jobs. (from data gathered later) *emphasis was on short-term political goals instead of long term programs. **Bush & Co. was planning military action against Iraq in early 2001, before the 9/11 attacks on America occurred.

Physical Location: 2330 San Raman Valley Blvd…read moreSan Ramon, CA 94583 We almost missed this Little Free Library! This location was chock full of kids books, not surprising since it's near a daycare! I ended up fixing the shelf that was half coming down, but otherwise a cute location that probably needs a bit more love! Yay Little Free Library!

Little Free Library (charter # 61960) is a vanilla trimmed book box with a lite beige transparent…read morepane that swings outward the right. Marci's Free Library has a neatly arranged collection of young adult books and nonfictions. roof has overlapping brown shingle like layers. reads: 'The Eighth Promise-an american son's tribute to his toisanese mother", William Poy Lee -re-discovered this decades ago biography about Lee & his families' 'Toisanese' (rural china to America) experience. -fits the stereotypical "model minority" myth of minorities making it in America. but for a typical miscarriage of justice whereby his younger brother Richard is convicted alledgedly with bogus evidence for murder. Richard's crime: being chinese in chinatown associating with other Chinese, some supposed gang members.. note: Richard survives prison, is accepted back into the community upon release...no mention of any relapses...

this standardized blue box (#81652) has a similarly blue framed window which opens to the left…read more within are various fictions and nonfictions with unfamiliar titles. reads: "Fish Forever: The Definitive Guide to Understanding, Selecting, and Preparing Healthy, Delicious, and Environmentally Sustainable Seafood" (Paul Johnson)-wholesale market, pier 39 (S.F.) Monterey Fish Market (Berkeley) -a lifelong fishmonger who provides many fine dining eateries with their seafood needs has published an everyday guide of accessable, seasonal fish & shellfish that anyone can utilized. -highlights: pictures of fish/shellfish, what to look for, health benefits, whether eating a particular seafood is sustainable (not chilean sea bass), and recommended recipes. -hints on how to identify fish that are involved in "switch & bait"-switching rockfish, et al. for the more valuable red snapper. note: never tried the recipes, no one around to eat the results.....

This is a colorful, large little Free Library box just in front of Diablo gymnastics. The box is…read morewell design, and painted and all kinds of bright colors. You can't miss it as you look to the right are the entrance to the gym. It can hold a lot of books, but today, it was sort of empty. It's pretty tough to get the door open but if you give it a good pull, it will indeed open. There are lots of excellent quotes inside the Library box, all about the wonders of reading.

this turquois/purple/violet book box (#81486) is nearby Diablo Gym. a slanted wooden roof on top…read morealludes to a tipping of an hat to any viewer. there's a vast variety of fiction books within. reads: "The Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt" (Michael Lewis) -an investigative look into high frequency trading (HFT), a stock market trading method transformed by technological changes & unethical practices on Wall Street. (leading to "rigging" charge) -book is viewed as either inaccurate or a fair assessment of how stock trading activity was. Michael Lewis states viewpoint depends on the financial interests of those asked. -an optioned movie was never produced by Sony. the protrayal of the the main character, an Asian, by a white actor wasn't viewed as acceptable.

this dark purple book box(#63420) has white imprints on left side. didn't know Marin had purple…read morerain. box hosts the usual children's books and adult nonfictions. reads: "Les Miserables" (Victor Hugo) *classic French novel circa french revolution with major antagonists Valjean, a former convict & Jayert, a police inspector. -upon release from prison, Valjean stole a 40 cent coin from a child. he soon regrets it but can't undo it. within years, he establishes a good business and a stellar reputation. along the way, V. rescues a man trapped under a cart. -Jayert recognizes the rich man as Valjean and attempts to bring him to justice. the french revolution intervenes. resurrectionists recognized & capture Jayert. tasked with excecuting J., Valjean lets him go. *faced with the belief that Valjean should be brought to do, and his inability to do his duty, leads Jayert's to commit. also: -V. ptovides for a single mother and finds her missing daughter. later saves daughter's fiance from death during the insurrection. V. also clears an innocent man who was to be punished for V's crime.

Found a few gems here including a few baby books and a vintage Hawaiian story book with CD for my…read morebaby by Uncle Willie K (brings back childhood memories for me). And a pair of brand name pants for my little for $2.50 and one for me for $1.50 (it was cheaper than my baby's because it was on sale haha). In total I spent less than $8! The employees were nice and everything was of good quality and organized. Just wish there were more baby selections when I went.

Small thrift shop in downtown Danville. Well staffed. Off-street parking. There is a Mexican…read morerestaurant next door if you want to make it a lunch outing. I tried to pay with a $100 bill and asked if she could break it--she said No, but when she opened the register I saw that there were plenty of twenties in the drawer. Slightly annoying.

"Pleasant Trailhead Surprise"…read more After a long hike, I was delighted to see this little free library right at the trailhead on South Avenue. It's across the street from the house. The Box appears to be well constructed and brand new. The day that I visited there were lots of fun books inside. However, I only had a runners backpack on, so I couldn't fit it too many books inside. Thank you to the Johns family for setting this up!