Our family reads A LOT of books. In fact, we find ourselves exploring our local library weekly to keep up with our demand for new and exciting stories. There are moments, however, that I find myself struggling to return books on time, especially in the Summer months when our calendar just gets too full. Solution? Visit a Little Free Library during those busy phases.
What is a Little Free Library? Back in 2009, Todd Bol started the idea as a memorial tribute to his mother, who was a school teacher and had a passion for reading. He built a model of a little schoolhouse and put it in his yard. Todd filled the model schoolhouse with books, and neighbors would come and take books for free and leave others for people to borrow. The concept evolved into Little Free Libraries.
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Have you seen them in your community? There are currently more than 100,000 registered Little Free Libraries across the globe. They are represented in all 50 states and more than 100 countries.
I took my kids to visit local Little Free Libraries throughout Centennial. They thoroughly enjoyed the process of picking out their own books and leaving some behind.
Within our area of Englewood, Greenwood Village, and Centennial there are dozens of Little Free Libraries. Those marked with * are ones shown in the images above and below.
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Little Free Libraries in Centennial:
- 8000 E. Phillips Circle (Willow Creek Park) ~ shown as the lead image
- 6301 S. University Boulevard (DeKoevend Park) *
- 6301 S. Williams Street
- 7900 S. Oneida Way (Foxridge Park)
- 7562 S. Madison Circle *
- 3259 E. Otero Circle *
- 3037 E. Otero Place
- 6877 S. Elizabeth Street *
- 7658 S. Locust Street *
- 7801 S. Clayton Way *
- 6095 S. Cook Street
- 7938 S. Wabash Court
- 7760 S. Kit Carson Drive
- 681 E. Geddes Avenue
- 1772 E. Nichols Avenue
- 6910 S. Steele Street
- 4443 E. Peakview Circle
Little Free Libraries in Englewood:
- 2339 E. Floyd Place
- 10845 E. Orchard Place
- 10989 E. Maplewood Place
- 5477 S. Lola Way
- 4940 S. Lipan Drive
- 3971 S. Fox Street
- 4600 S. Fox Street
- 4570 S. Huron Street
- 3150 S. Clarkson Street
- 11364 E. Cimmaron Drive
- 4348 S. Cherokee Street
- 2942 S. Elati Street
- 4271 S. Elati Street
- 2941 S. Washington Street
- 3725 S. Acoma Street
- 4645 S. Kalamath Street
Little Free Libraries in Greenwood Village
- 5151 S. Holly Street (West Middle School)
- 5662 S. Hanover Way
- 9501 E. Orchard Road (Orchard Hills Park)
Little Free Libraries in South Denver Neighborhoods
- 4192 S. Olive Street
- 7813 E. Princeton Avenue
- 3914 S. Whiting Way
- 8740 E. Kenyon Avenue
- 3651 S. Newport Way
- 9126 E. Floyd Place
- 6500 E. Girard Avenue
- 2972 S. Uinta Street
- 3408 S. Ivanhoe Way
- 3413 E. Nielsen Lane
- 2725 S. Cook Street
