Pasadena is positively covered up with Little Free Libraries. You can find them at homes, at…read morebusinesses, at churches. Heck there's another one just up the street from this one. But I still love them and I love discovering how an owner will make it uniquely theirs. This extra long, generously sized model sits in front of the Pasadena Avenue Community Garden and offered pedestrians or the astute driver a wide selection that they can enjoy at home or may be able to enjoy while lingering in the cool of the garden. Beautiful.

Right next to the sidewalk and directly across the street from Fairview Avenue Park this is a…read morebeautiful, roomy, well constructed Little Free Library. It's located in the grassy area, next to a fountain in front of lovely apartment complex. It's a genuinely pretty location, but the box was half full. Literally all the books sat on the lower shelf with nothing on the top. I'm going to be the optimist and say that it must be because so many people are so interested in the contents. So many avid readers and users of this LFL. That's got to be it, right? So, looks like we need some donations here. Swing on by, drop off a couple books that you've loved so that someone else can love 'em too.

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.

Dare I say one of the prettiest, if not the prettiest, community book boxes. I could not find an…read moreofficial number for it, but it is directly across from an official box on Granada and The Toledo. Books range from Atlas Shrugged to one on Monogamy. Something for all?

It's a cute little library with many book options! Get ur old books and swap them out hereread more

This is an adorable Little Free Library on the corner of the lawn of the Calvary Presbyterian…read moreChurch. It's festively painted with lots of butterflies and was stocked with a variety of books. It's only a block or so away from a traditional library which I think is awesome. You've got the "regular" library with a much, much wider selection but limited hours. And you've got this library with a limited selection but it's open day or night. Ready to tempt you with something interesting to read any time you can swing by.

I was so excited to find this charming little gem. I thought the address might been botched or that…read morethe person who posted the listing must have somehow been wrong but a close look at the single photo and some snooping around was rewarded with a very generous Little Free Library and the sense that I had discovered a wonderful, little know piece of Claremont. I was so excited after failing and then eventually finding this LFL that I took a few photos that would make it's location more clear. But once I thought about it I realized that the hunt and the eventual success were the most fun elements of the process. So I'll give no more hints than this. The address is correct and the photo is accurate. The selection was a bit thin and there is an unusual amount of room inside this LFL so if your bookshelves are bulging with items you've already enjoyed here's your chance to make someone's day! Go. Explore. Investigate. Discover. And make someone's day.

barrow a book, read a book, drop off a book. great idea. I want to set up one of these in Rancho…read moreCucamonga.

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.

This Little Free Library is like no other one I've ever seen. Because it's not one, but two on the…read moresame property. The one I saw first was right in front of the sign. Front and center. And packed with lots of good reading material for kiddos about the age of the ones that would attend school here. It's also perfectly positioned to be a benefit to the community at large. The second was perfectly placed for the little reader headed into the main school entrance. It was right next to the gate by the front office. The selection here was a little lacking but my hope is that's because it's got so many kids finding their next amazing story right as they walk into school. A double-barrelled resource for the eager readers of Lancaster. Ooo, and I almost forgot the little fairy doors at the bottom of each LFL. I mean you gotta have a place for the fairies to come in and out! Awesome!!