Fairhope, Alabama
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| Mobile St. |
There are now at least three registered
mailbox libraries at various locations around town, based upon the "take a book, leave a book"
Little Free Library concept begun in 2009 by Wisconsin resident
Tod Bol:
"In the beginning—2009–Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin, built a model of a one room schoolhouse as a tribute to his mother, a former school teacher who loved reading. He filled it with books and put it on a post in his front yard. His neighbors and friends loved it. He built several more and gave them away. Each one had a sign that said FREE BOOKS."
Also known as community book exchanges, book trading posts, and pop-up libraries, there are currently over 15,000 worldwide; the original concept began in the late 1800s in rural areas with no access to public libraries.
Anyone may pick-up/leave a book.
There is no affiliation with the Fairhope Public Library.
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| Fairhope Ave. |
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| Fels Ave. |
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