Located in downtown Greenfield, this is one of a few in the city. I've seen lots of different…read morearchitectures in these Little Free Libraries https://www.yelp.com/collection/DVNd563Dla7XRNKdWS1OCg/Community-Free-Libraries but I think this is the first one made from a payphone box. It's very interesting on a single stand with a clear panel door. The library is on Main Street so there is parking nearby. Inside, two shelves though only one had books today. Mostly hardcovers and I'm bummed that I didn't have any books with me to leave in the library. This is charter number 82302. The online caption reads, "This Library was created by Ben Hunsicker of Boy Scout Troop 5 as his Eagle Scout Community Service Project. An abandoned payphone box & post was relocated from another less active part of town to the most active and visible part of Main Street. It was totally refurbished and repurposed into the Little Free Library that it is today. The Library was given to the Greenfield community November 2018." [Review 18430 overall - 1148 in Massachusetts - 1952 of 2022.]

This community book box is a little harder to find, located to the side of the Second…read moreCongregational Church. It is assembled from unstained wood, perhaps a recovered shipping pallet, and could be hard to spot. It has a single door and over the top, the word "LOVE" is spelled out. Inside, only a couple of books and as I expected from this location, the are all religious-based. Not that there's anything wrong with that - people are welcome to stock their libraries with whatever they like. There is street parking nearby and a comfy bench where you can sit to read. [Review 18431 overall - 1149 in Massachusetts - 1953 of 2022.]

I'm sure you have all seen the little free libraries all over your communities. I typically see…read morethem in front of houses or businesses on walkable streets. If you're not familiar, the little free libraries, are little cabinets that resemble little houses, inside you'll find books. You're encouraged to take a book and also leave book, for someone else to find. You might find kid's books, cook books, college textbooks, whatever someone might be willing to part ways with. Well the other day, I was at the Connecticut Post Mall, in Milford. When I came across the Little Free Library. This is a physical location, just like the tiny ones, where you can take a book and leave one. There is no one working here. They have a rug, some comfy chairs, and adorable art work on the walls. This is all targeted towards little kids. I was here with my friend. She found a book for her son and I found one for my class. We didn't take any of the books because we felt guilty that we didn't have any to leave behind. The little free library's mission is to have books accessible to everyone, everywhere! This is such a wonderful way to encourage readers everywhere to keep reading!

This blue and yellow Little Free Library is located in front of the Trinfo Cafe, aka Trinity…read moreCollge's computer literacy training center. It is also next to a community garden. There is a parking lot with space to stop and brose the library. Perhaps needing a fresh coat of paint but clean and dry inside, this box is on a single post with a translucent panel on the single door. Inside, a very neat stack of books, mostly paperbacks. This is charter 26934 and the steward is Sarah Raskin. The online caption reads, "The Trinity College Neuroscience Club created this Little Free Library Read and Seed and put it in the Community Garden across from the college." [Review 15183 overall, 685 of 2021, number 35 in Connecticut.]

You start in one barn, then realize there are paths, sheds, rooms, and outbuildings everywhere…read more They hand you a map, which sounds excessive but I stared at it for several minutes trying to figure out where to go. What impressed me most was how organized everything felt despite the scale. Sections actually make sense, shelves are labeled, and you can wander without feeling like you are digging through chaos. Pricing is great too. I kept pulling books thinking I would narrow it down later, and somehow still walked out with an armful without feeling irresponsible. The selection is broad without being dusty or sad. Newer releases mixed in with older paperbacks, art books next to cookbooks, random surprises everywhere. There are goats roaming around and a couple of cats who seem fully aware they are part of the charm. If I had one minor complaint, some of the outbuildings get a little tight when it is busy, and browsing can feel cramped. Still, that did not slow me down much. I already know I will be back, probably with a bigger tote next time.

As Connecticut's equivalent to Strand Book Store in Manhattan, Book Barn is a bibliophile's…read moreseemingly bottomless treasure chest! Indeed, dispersed at three distinct locations, BB provides three seemingly bottomless treasure chests. Be prepared to spend several hours browsing their shelves and, if you're game, to buy several armfuls of books. Be prepared in other ways. At the main location, the Barn and its many satellite sheds have some aisles that are damp, dusty, and musty, so if you have respiratory allergies you are advised to wear a face mask there. And while you're at it, dig into your spelunker gear and wear a headlamp, because some of the corners and bottom shelves are so dark you must strain your eyes to read the book spines. Nevertheless, such perils are worth enduring when you arrive home with your trove of cherished books. 5-stars for buying books at Book Barn. An advisory about selling books to BB. You might return home with half of your books unsold. Lugging heavy books from home to car trunk to BB and again to car trunk and again to home rarely can be worth your time and effort. Best to leave at home your paperbacks, and to bring only your hardbacks, as you are more likely sell most of your hardbound books. And best to arrive in the morning soon after they begin buying books, else you must wait in line behind other people selling their books. But, and this is the big BUT. At the conclusion of their hasty appraisal of your entire load of books while you watched helplessly as they rummaged through your trove, be prepared for disappointment, if not humiliation. What they offer to pay you is dismal. They quote you one lump sum for your load of books, never for individual books, but the outcome is as if for, say, your scholarly hardbound book published by an academic press, a first printing in mint condition with its dust jacket intact, they will offer to pay you one-tenth of the price at which they will eventually sell it. To its credit, BB is hardly different from other used book stores in its book buying protocol. Unless you are impoverished, you're better off saving yourself the time and trouble, and instead to donate your books to your local public library. Yet, even your public library will be as selective and unwelcoming, and most of the books they do accept from you will be sold at their annual book sale. The sad fact is that 99-percent of all used books, when measured solely in monetary terms of resale value, are totally worthless. 3-stars for selling your books at Book Barn. So 4-stars total.

This Little Free Library is charter 73052 but that's not on the map. It is located on School Street…read moreadjacent to the Lura A White School in Shirley. Because it's not in the database either, I don't know anything about the steward or who "Lauren Dill" is. The library is dark red with twist catches security the two doors. The library is mostly children's books with some well used hardcovers stuffed in there. Iwas also pleased to see two cants of baby formula which is more usual for a Little Free Pantry. Easy parking to browse the library but you'll have to wind back around the neighborhood to depart. [Review 18575 overall - 1157 in Massachusetts - 2097 of 2022.]

They are not clear and do not advertise their policies on their web site. I drove 3 hours to visit,…read morethinking if the great Yiddish stories that I read from the advice of, and guided by the wisdom of, my great uncle. It was only when I arrived -- in the Summer of 2022 -- that I found they had a mask policy that prevented those of us with medical conditions that make such things dangerous from entering. They have the right to exclude whoever they wish, but to do so without clearly advertising the exclusionary policy is irresponsible. Shame on these curators.

This is a national treasure, from the beautiful, Eastern-European-synagogue-inspired exterior…read morearchitecture; to the open, delightful layout with many side areas for exploration; to the centerpiece of rescued books, each one a treasure and available to be handled, browsed and bought; to the enlightening and enthusiastic tour guide; to the theater with clips of Yiddish cinema. Of particular interest to people with connections to Yiddish language and culture, it should fascinate anyone with an interest in history and people.