{"id":176446399,"date":"2014-11-30T00:51:46","date_gmt":"2014-11-30T06:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/?p=176446399"},"modified":"2014-11-30T00:51:46","modified_gmt":"2014-11-30T06:51:46","slug":"video-little-free-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/2014\/11\/30\/video-little-free-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Little Free Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wkyc.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176446401\" src=\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wkyc.jpg\" alt=\"wkyc\" width=\"142\" height=\"38\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>November 18, 2014<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"540\" height=\"304\"><embed wmode=\"transparent\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/GGHeh6OPhg4?version=3%26hl=en_US%26rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"540\" height=\"304\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-Nsmxxl5B6aA\" class=\"story-asset story-leadin-asset\">\n<h2 class=\"lead-in\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 36pt;\">The small structures <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"lead-in\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 36pt;\">bring books into <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"lead-in\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 36pt;\">schools and communities<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"lead-in\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 36pt;\"> that may not have <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"lead-in\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 36pt;\">a library close by<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"module-position-Nsmxxl4JkWE\" class=\"story-asset story-metadata-asset\">\n<div class=\"article-metadata-wrap\">\n<section id=\"module-position-Nsmxxl3t6LY\" class=\"storymetadata-bucket expandable-photo-module\">\n<aside class=\"single-photo expandable-collapsed\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"expand-img-horiz\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/ef487bf460c1ea3fa7eb3acfb0ff484b4cf51c35\/c=81-0-560-360&amp;r=x404&amp;c=534x401\/local\/-\/media\/WKYC\/WKYC\/2014\/11\/07\/635509962647286283-Little-Free-Library-pic-3.jpg\" alt=\"Little Free Library\" data-mycapture-src=\"http:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/media\/WKYC\/WKYC\/2014\/11\/07\/635509962647286283-Little-Free-Library-pic-3.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"image-credit-wrap\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><span class=\"js-caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"credit\">(Photo: WKYC-TV)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"module-position-Nsmxxl5VA50\" class=\"story-asset inline-share-tools-asset\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">CLEVELAND &#8212; It was a simple idea to share books with friends and neighbors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Now five years later it has grown in a movement that has gone around the world, all because of the love of reading, and it is making a huge impact right here at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">It&#8217;s simple: take a book and return a book.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">The small structures bring books into schools and communities that may not have a library close by.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">So when it was announced the Fairfax neighborhood will get five Little Free Libraries, it made 8-year-old Madison very excited.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;I have a lot of books, and it would be a good time to exchange them. We have a book, but we also give a book, so we both win,&#8221; said Madison.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">PNC Bank supports the Little Free Library movement and will have one in their Fairfax Connection building.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;Literacy opens up success for everyone, whether that be financial, and it helps you open up for jobs, whatever it is you want to do,&#8221; said Collette Appolito, the VP executive director of PNC Fairfax Connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-Nsmxxl5GpKg\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/40990afedceb988dc59e3b1d2d349f0d48dd38b7\/c=81-0-560-360&amp;r=x383&amp;c=540x380\/local\/-\/media\/WKYC\/WKYC\/2014\/11\/07\/635509962648336304-Little-Free-Library-pic-2.jpg\" alt=\"Little Free Library\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"http:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/media\/WKYC\/WKYC\/2014\/11\/07\/635509962648336304-Little-Free-Library-pic-2.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Little Free Library<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: WKYC-TV)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">A grassroots group is working to place the little boxes near Cleveland schools to foster a sense of community around reading. Like the one by Luis Munoz Marin School.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;They are all clambering to see if there are any books in here. It&#8217;s like Christmas every Friday at Luis Munoz Marin School,&#8221; said teacher Kitty Merk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Even regular libraries love this idea, since they are both working toward the same goal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;We want every kid to be inspired with this love of reading. Because we know not only is it going to be something they can take with them as a lifelong love, but also they are going to do much better at school if they love books,&#8221; said the director of the Cleveland Public Library, Felton Thomas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">There are over 2,000 Little Free Libraries worldwide, with at least 80 in the Cleveland area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Interactive map of their locations:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"http:\/\/littlefreelibrary.org\/ourmap\/\" href=\"http:\/\/littlefreelibrary.org\/ourmap\/\">http:\/\/littlefreelibrary.org\/ourmap\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">To connect to the Little Free Library Cleveland Movement, visit:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/littlefreelibrarycleveland\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/littlefreelibrarycleveland\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/littlefreelibrarycleveland<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&gt;via:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wkyc.com\/story\/news\/local\/cuyahoga-county\/2014\/11\/07\/little-libraries\/18678485\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.wkyc.com\/story\/news\/local\/cuyahoga-county\/2014\/11\/07\/little-libraries\/18678485\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 18, 2014 &nbsp; &nbsp; The small structures bring books into schools and communities that may not have a library close by (Photo: WKYC-TV) CLEVELAND &#8212; It was a simple idea to share books with friends and neighbors. 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