Coordinate a book drive for Little Free Libraries near you

Communities are hungry for books! Help Little Free Library fulfill its mission of book access for everyone by coordinating a local book drive. You can lead a book drive and distribute the collected books to local Little Free Libraries. Little Free Library staff can answer your questions along the way.

This is a flexible volunteer opportunity. You can coordinate your book drive during the times that work best for you and your community.

How to get started: Sign up online. After you register, we will send you a guide about how to coordinate a book drive.

Purpose: By keeping Little Free Libraries filled with books, you are helping to build community, inspire readers, and expand book access.

Responsibilities:

Set up a local book drive collecting high-quality books.

Collaborate with local businesses and groups to identify book drive collection locations and establish a process.

Create and implement a promotional plan so that your community knows about the book drive.

Evaluate all books collected to make sure that they are in good condition.

Distribute the books collected to local Little Free Libraries.

Time Required: A typical book drive lasts about two weeks to one month, plus time beforehand to plan and promote the drive.

Training & Resources Available: We will help you get to know our organization and share our tips for planning a successful book drive.

Qualifications:

Love Little Free Libraries and supporting book access!

Have access to transportation to pick up donated books from collection locations

Organized

Great communication skills

Benefits: Experience the satisfaction of getting more books into the hands of readers while connecting with your community. Volunteers in the US will get a free Little Free Library t-shirt after you record your impact here in the Team LFL online hub.

Supervision & Support: You can connect with the Community Engagement Manager to ask questions. We also offer virtual Q&A sessions for volunteers.

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