Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015
In the age of The Shallows and Bowling Alone, which raise concerns over Americans’ tendency toward isolation ![\"\"](\"http://franklincenterhq.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Little-Free-library1.jpg\")
and distraction, many citizens are pushing back through the Little Free Library movement. The idea is simple: foster community and literacy by sharing books, usually presented in a crate or small structure in one’s front yard where neighbors can access them at their leisure.
It’s hard to image such a movement stirring up controversy, but that hasn’t stopped local governments from using every technicality and clause in their ordinances to crack down on the popular book-sharing system. In a recent piece for The Atlantic covering the travails of Little Free Libraries, Conor Friedersdorf summarizes the problem in a scathing indictment of the governing class.
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