Little Free Library comes to Danville

DANVILLE – The world’s largest book-sharing movement, the Little Free Library, has taken root in Danville. 

Having seen LFLs in other cities, Danville resident Brad Kaylor had no trouble selling the idea of an LFL to the Danville Sanctuary Community Action board, in particular to the director, Barb Mickley, who brought the idea to the St. Luke Maintenance Crew, and the project began.

The craftsman recruited to build the LFL was Mike Dozier of Apple Valley. Mike’s first chore was to assemble the needed materials. For the structure, rough-cut poplar boards stored by the late Louie Mickley were donated by his family. Roofing underlayment was donated by Shoemaker Roofing of Mount Vernon; Dozier donated the glass and hardware.

Once finished, the chalet-style structure was decorated by Danville High graduate Regina Worley, and it was ready to be built. So it was back to the St Luke Maintenance Crew, who concrete-set the supporting beams and installed the hefty structure into its permanent home on the edge of the Sanctuary parking lot.

The function and operation of an LFL is simple: “Take one, leave one." Totally on the honor system (the door is not locked), people help themselves to books. When finished, the borrower returns the book and/or leaves a different one. Types of books to be available range from toddlers’ picture books to easy readers to teen celebs to gothic romance to cozy mysteries to the classics.

The Sanctuary will oversee (and censor, if necessary) the fare. 

For further information on the Danville LFL, call Sanctuary Community Action at 740-599-7224.