@decryption These are sweet! What do you do with your #zines after you are done? Pass them on to anyone? Stash them around town for others to discover?

#littlefreelibraries

@franklinlopez
Internet in a box can be the starting point for so many smaller projects. You don’t have to run all of it for every project.
I use it as the foundation for my little free e-library,

https://github.com/michaelbelcher/LittleFreeELibrary

But it can also be used as a stand alone NextCloud instance, offline Wikipedia/ #kiwix server or open source maps interface.

#littlefreelibraries
#prepper
#internetinabox

I mentioned the other day that someone had sawn off and toppled this Little Free Library, but that it's back in place, repaired and painted.

Missed this earlier, but Pepper pointed out the inscription underneath.

At Sanford Middle School, Minneapolis.

#repair #MeaningfulLabor #LittleFreeLibraries #Minneapolis

Several months ago someone sawed off this Little Free Library, on the grounds of Maria Sanford Middle School in Minneapolis.

It's back, repaired and repainted, with a nice new logo on the side.

Wikipedia: Maria Louise Sanford (December 19, 1836 – April 21, 1920) was an American educator. She was a professor of history at Swarthmore College from 1871 to 1880 and a professor of rhetoric and elocution at the University of Minnesota from 1880 to 1909. …

Sanford was also a leader in the conservation and beautification program of her new state, including work with clubwoman Florence Elfelt Bramhall towards creating a forest preserve which became part of the Chippewa National Forest. U.S. Forest Service chief Gifford Pinchot later stated that "without the farsighted and patriotic support of the Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs, it would have been impossible" to provide this wilderness conservation in Minnesota. …

Her death was headlined in Minneapolis Tribune and other newspapers. Sanford was called "the best loved woman of the North Star State."
—https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Sanford

#Minneapolis #Minnesota #FamousWomen #PublicSchools #LittleFreeLibraries #educators

Outside of a dog, a book is Man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.

#LittleFreeLibraries #DogsOfMastodon #Minneapolis

It'll be a nice day for walking the dog after a little light rain overnight.

45℉ in Minneapolis; light NE winds; mostly cloudy skies; visibility ten miles at the airport.

And tomorrow's Friday.

National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
600 AM CDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- 30+ degree temperature spread from north to south Friday afternoon. Highs will range between the 40s in central Minnesota to the mid 80s in southern Minnesota.

#mnwx #hinterlandia #LittleFreeLibraries

I was delighted to find this book in my neighbourhood little free library. I left it there because maybe someone needs it, and I'd just keep it as a novelty and probably never read it, but I love knowing that this kind of book exists. #LittleFreeLibraries

Are you an introvert but still want to make a difference?

Do you like talking to persons but hate talking to people?

Do you want to join community but hate the idea of meeting with community?

Here's a fun thing to do:
- Print zines (little how-to and educational pamphlets).
- Put zines in little free libraries!

Here's a place to download zines for free: https://www.sproutdistro.com

Edit: Adding @CrimethInc as well: https://crimethinc.com/library

Here's a how-to on how to make and put together zines (cheers @susankayequinn )
https://susankayequinn.com/how-to-write-solarpunk-zine

Here's a place to find all the little free libraries in your neighborhood: https://littlefreelibrary.org/map/

Here's the FAQ from Little Free Libraries regarding donating any books or material that may be considered controversial (dive in and read their take on Banned Books! Oooooh!): https://littlefreelibrary.org/faqs/#45820

Do you have any other sources for zines that you like? Post them below.

#solarPunk #mutualAid #libraries #littleFreeLibraries

Little Free Library: Celebrating 200k Little Free Libraries. ” The 200,000th Little Free Library book-sharing box will launch in March 2025. To celebrate this milestone, LFL is throwing a party and granting 200 Little Free Libraries to Title I elementary schools.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/03/little-free-library-celebrating-200k-little-free-libraries/

Little Free Library: The kids got to decorate this one
#Photography #OurNeighborhood #MapleLeafNeighborhood #SeattleWashington #LittleFreeLibraries

@HamonWry
You should check out this Little Free Library in my neighborhood. It may interest you.
#Minneapolis #MNastodon #MPLS
#books #reading #BannedBooksAreTheBestBooks
#BannedBooks #FreeLittleLibrary #FreeLittleLibraries #LittleFreeLibrary ##LittleFreeLibraries

The 🐒 and I drove around checking out a few local #littlefreelibraries, we ended up swapping with 3.

A nice little adventure and bit of research before launching our own. 🚀 📚

#LFL #books

This country's radical #ChristianNationalists and #evangelicals' misplaced self-righteousness is oozing into secular society, crossing over from church to state.
Their faith lies in their private places of worship, nowhere else. Their demands have no business dictating private citizens' #LittleFreeLibraries or anything else.

https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2024/10/04/book-ban-little-free-libraries-utah

A new Little Free Library opens in the Maple Leaf Neighborhood! That copper piping is a clever little gutter to help keep the water away from the doors. The builder is a local contractor. The calligrapher owns a small business preparing gift packages. Sophia Grigor Lunas is a budding poet. Text in ALT.
#Photography #SeattleWashington #LittleFreeLibraries

Oh, I love this idea! It's awesome that Little Free Library is bringing more attention to the issue.
#ReadBannedBooks
#LittleFreeLibraries
#AmReading

https://littlefreelibrary.org/2024/09/book-ban-hotspots-and-nearby-little-free-libraries-shown-on-new-interactive-map/

9 Investigates: #Racist, #antisemitic #books found in #Charlotte’s ‘#LittleFreeLibraries’

“#Hate has no place in the Little Free #Library #community.”

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NorthCarolina #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Nazis #RepublicanParty #AntiSemitism #Homophobia #Misogyny #Racism #Transphobia #WhiteSupremacy #Xenophobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/9-investigates-racist-antisemitic-books-found-charlottes-little-free-libraries/7INFM2CM3NA3VGXPP43K455AHQ/

If (like me) you're getting a little burned out of "that same certain news story" and all the misinformation running rampant on social media right now, it's a good idea to take a break.

Here are some suggested pleasant, positive accounts & hashtags to enjoy (even though it's not #FollowFriday ), in no particular order and on a variety of topics:

#SilentSunday
#ThreeGoodThings
#HashtagGames
#DogsOfMastodon
#Caturday
#FediArt
#StreetArt
#Design
#Photography
#Wildlife
#Songbirds
#Butterflies / #Beescrolling
#Bloomscrolling
#FlowerFriday
#Mosstodon / #LichenSubscribe
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#TextureTuesday
#JukeboxFridayNight
#FoliageFriday
#LittleFreeLibraries / #Little_Free_Library
#Bicycles / #Bicycling / #BikeTooter
#Travel
#Staircases (really!)
#Architecture
#FensterFreitag / #WindowFriday
#JohnMastodon
#DadJokes / #Humor / #Puns
#HootinTootinTuesday

@proofofearth
@HourlyRedPandas
@nasa_bot
@paulisci
@beecycling