Itty bitty libraries are popping up around Columbus. The newest is in the 1100 block of Sycamore Street. The libraries are small bookshelves mounted in a box in front of homes and stuffed with books that people can borrow.
Jessica Murnane, organizer of the Sycamore St. Little Free Library, says that the idea is to spread the love of reading and to share good books. She is providing books for the library out of her own collection:
Murnane said she will also accept donations to help supplement her own donations. She tries to keep a rotation of a variety of books in the little library.
Murnane and her husband, Stephan Jilbert, set up their library earlier this month. He said they have had a good response so far.
Murnane said they can’t take credit for the idea as they saw many when they lived in Chicago.
Other local little libraries are on 25th Street near North High School and across from the Ninth Street Park.