A free neighborhood library in Springdale. Anybody can take a book and leave a book at their pleasure. A fun way to build community. Read more
A free neighborhood library in Springdale. Anybody can take a book and leave a book at their pleasure. A fun way to build community.
About this project
My family will be designing and building a Little Free Library for our neighborhood in Stamford, CT. The library will be installed at the edge of our property bordering Knickerbocker Avenue. Many commuters and neighborhood walkers pass by this spot. The library will be a friendly invitation to "Take a Book, Leave a Book".
Our intention is for this library to build a small sense of community in our neighborhood. We hope that it adds just a little bit of whimsy, and hopefully causes somebody to smile every day.
We are committed to this project, as we have already registered the intent to build our library with the Little Free Library organization.
The finished project will look similar to the library that is pictured above. We will need to design and build this library from scratch. The library will hold enough space for approximately 20 or 30 books of various types for children and adults.
Your pledges will go directly towards purchasing materials to complete the project: wood, fasteners, hardware, shingles, weatherstripping, concrete, the post structure, etc.
UPDATE (4/21/2014)
According to the map page of the Little Free Library website, our library will be the first in Stamford, and also the first in the long corridor between the Bronx and Milford!
Risks and challenges
Our greatest challenges will be designing the project, weatherproofing the library (it will be installed year-round), and the potential for vandalism (though this is apparently quite rare).
Our stretch goals involve connecting the library to the Internet as a part of the "Internet of Things". This will be a challenge, as solar power, batteries, and custom Arduino software will be required. There is no guarantee that we will be able to make this work, but it's definitely on the radar.
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Rewards
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Pledge $2 or more
6 backers
Supporter - We give you our gratitude. Your contribution is highly appreciated. Thanks so much for helping out!
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Pledge $10 or more
7 backers
Friend of the Library - We will send you a postcard with a picture of the completed library, along with a note of thanks.
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Pledge $25 or more
9 backers
Patron - With your consent, you will be a Friend of the Library (as above), and a book will be dedicated to you with your name (and a quote, if you like) inscribed inside the front cover.
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Pledge $50 or more
4 backers All gone!
Benefactor - With your consent, you will be a Friend and Patron of the library (as above). You also have the opportunity to provide a word or two with personal meaning to you (e.g. "dream", "justice", "honor", etc). We will paint this decoratively on the side of the library and ascribe it to you.
Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world
Funding period
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