The concept of roadside free libraries dates back to 2009, when Todd Bol of Hudson, Wis., built one modeled after a one-room schoolhouse as a tribute to his schoolteacher mother who loved to read.

 

Little Free Library

 

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Source: http://www.news-gazette.com/living/2016-07-31/little-free-libraries-are-all-rage.html