Someone has donated a few awesome books to this Little Free Library. Yes! This community has taste…read more Steinbeck, Charlotte Bronte, and even an autobiography by Anna Kendrick! I appreciate the fluidity in titles at these community book boxes. You never know what you'll get. A mishmash potpourri of magical words bound in a thin cover. As if anything so flimsy as paper could contain the power of the ideas transposed on them. A community with these book boxes and a live of literature is the place I want to live in. Viva la bibliothèque! Viva le mot!

This LFL is very conveniently located on a residential street just off the Alameda. There are two…read moreseparate boxes, one dedicated exclusively to children's literature, both with a good selection of about 20 books. Grab something to read on your way to a coffee shop nearby. Don't forget to bring a book to leave behind!

Physical Location: 1055 Minnesota…read moreSan Jose, CA 95125 As we were heading back from the Byerly location we stumbled across this super cute telephone themed Little Free Library! This one was perhaps the honey's favorite because of the style and being down the street from a Starbucks he frequents. I added a few volumes (we had a big bag to donate today) but beyond nabbing a couple quilt books this locale mostly had military fiction so the honey didn't find anything he liked. Personally I really loved that this locale had a solid closing mechanism to the door, far too many LFL's sometimes have issues with the wind and weather because they don't lock. I love Little Free Libraries and this one is crazy close to downtown WG - so I'll probably be visiting it often! Yay Little Free Library!

The idea of a little free library is to help improve literacy levels within communities. They do…read morethis by having free books within access to anyone, they are stored in these tiny little bird house looking things and put onto lawns of whoever wants to have one. My sister and I went on a Little free library adventure and actually ran into this one by accident! I wanna say this one must be relatively new because I didn't see its address pop up online. This is the only library I have seen in a such a public space (near one of the main streets near Willow Glen rather than a residential area) and its on the lawn of Coldwell bank. Unfortunately this one literally had 14 books and was for the most part empty. I have no idea if it was because its new or because people have been taking books and not leaving them in return... However it's okay because we ended up just leaving a couple books and not taking any and hope that helps out!

Physical Location: 1771 Kirkland Ave…read moreSan Jose, CA 95125 This Little Free Library boasted a TON of children's books. With a cute little train down one side and a bowl of water for any dog walkers stopping by to check out this LFL's selection, this library would be great for elementary school agers and parents. Yay Little Free Libraries!

Physical Location: 509 E San Carlos St…read moreSan Jose, CA 95128 This was my first time seeing a Little Free Library. In fact, I'd never heard of the concept before. But apparently it's the new big thing. Hundreds of small exchange stations to encourage reading now that many of the big bookstores are gone, ways of interacting with your neighbors. And best of all? Free books! I am and have been for most of my life an avid reader. In the last few years after graduating I've switched to mostly digital in an attempt to clear out the massive boxes of books needing to be moved each time I relocate. So I adore the concept of take a book, leave a book. No more physical copies needing to be moved. I can pass my pages along and pick up a new weekend read in the process. I love that they're small and unobtrusive, but can fit quite a few books within their walls. Makes my life easy and keeps the honey reading. I love the Little Free Library!

This little library is probably my favorite part about living in Naglee Park. As a relatively avid…read morereader, I think the concept of it is so awesome. Anyone can take or leave a book and best of all, it's free and you can return the book whenever you want. Not only that but also it's almost always a different selection of books every time I pass by. I've been lucky enough to have picked up Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist, a couple Chuck Palahnuik novels, and a bunch of other great reads in the short year or so that it's been there. It really makes up for the fact that SJSU's library is all the way on the other side of campus especially when I just want to casually pick up a book to read in my free time.

Physical Location: 477 Snyder…read moreSan Jose, CA 95125 This was the last Little Free Library we stopped into on our LFL tour. It boasted a super cute painting on the outside and a fairly good assortment of genres, though we didn't find anything that peaked out fancy. The street is really quiet and the neighborhood is a bit small and peaceful, you almost wish they had a bench at this location. Yay Little Free Library!

While my sister and I were on our Little Free Library adventure, this one had to be the hardest to…read morefind. We were used to how most of the LFL's we visited, you would see the front part, with the characteristic clear, glass window that you can see the books through. From the street however, it just looks like a pale, yellow box. The words Little Free Library are cutely written, but when you're driving, the writing is easy to miss. None the less, this LFL was wonderful. It had a little notebook and pen inside for visitors to sign or write notes. Judging by the sweet notes left and very scribbly handwriting, I could see that many kids enjoyed this notebook and little library!

Physical Location: 3864 Pinehurst Dr…read moreSan Jose, CA 95118 This locale, our second on a Little Free Library run, was just about as cute as our last. The honey loved the book selection, and was incredibly tempted by a cryptography book. I was excited to drop off a couple books I've had for a few years but never read and trade for a couple hardbacks that caught my eye. I'm super excited to read them! We loved the stonework near the Library and the gorgeous stone turtle was so cute! Yay Little Free Library!

Wow, this library is the most packed one I've seen yet. It was painted a mellow blue and guarded by…read morea cute stone turtle. It was loaded with books. Loaded as in my sister and I had to take everything out to be able to see the books behind and so we could maneuver our way to see everything. I think it's great to see that this one must get a good amount of foot traffic and that everyone loves these little libraries as much as I do!

Physical Location: 1786 El Codo Way…read moreSan Jose, CA 95124 This Little Free Library was super cute! It boasted several quotes on its doors and 'book holiday ornaments' made from book pages within it. It even had a string of led lights on it's roof! I liked their early 30's - 40's assortment, heavy on children's, parenting, and marriage books and the space seemed really well taken care of - nice to find after another nearby listed LFL was gone when we dropped by. Yay Little Free Library!

This little library looks like there is a lot of care put into it. There is a photo of the woman…read morewho owns this LFL and while we were visiting, she even came out to say hello! There are christmas lights adorning the library. A couple of cute quotes also decorate the doors. The arrangement of books were mostly kid friendly and had more children's books. Bookmarks are also available to take, which I think was a great touch!

Nestled in a quiet neighborhood in San Jose is this little Free Library. the books cover lots of…read moredifferent subjects from kids books and mystery novels to political and science, depending on any given day. people are encouraged to take a book for themselves or even leave one. what a great way of sharing. :D

Very cool idea for warmth and friendliness and sharing with neighbors! I will contribute a book…read moreevery so often for inspiration and joy! I hope we can make more of these in the neighborhood! Thanks folks for caring and sharing!

Yay! Another Little Free Library! I really enjoy these community inspired tiny libraries scattered…read morein small neighborhoods in San Jose. It brings a community together by sharing their older books with neighbors and pretty much any passerby. This particular library looks like a mix between a bird house and a doll house. I like to add a few books I have already read to the collection. One day, I'd like to build one of these in front of my future dream house.