Little Free Library #1849
273 Mandeville St R3J 2G6 Winnipeg, MB, Canada

A brand new listing of Little Free Libraries known to me as of March 16th, 2019. Ive broken Winnipeg down into rough areas - please grant me some grace with the neighbourhood names -its just to narrow down the region a bit. At least 180 LFLs in Winnipeg and 54 outside of Winnipeg - such amazing growth! Congratulations Little Free Library Steward Family! Winnipeg - St. James east of Sturgeon Road...Continue reading

Im very sorry to hear about Cheri Macaulays passing. It is a great loss - not only for her family and friends, but for Calgary Reads, Calgary Little Free Librarys and her community in general. It was hearing about Cheris Little Free Library on a National CTV Newscast that made us aware of Little Free Libraries and inspired us to build Little Free Library #1849 in 2012.

Look at this sweet post about a young patron of Little Free Library and Garden #5593!

Take a look at the stories of these amazing Little Free Library Stewards. Congratulations!

The contest is only open to USA residents, but its still a really great collaboration.

Larry Wheaton, a local Winnipeg craftsman, has been building Little Free Libraries. Here is one of his recent Little Free Libraries if you are interested in stewardship but the building process has been the obstacle. The post below contains pricing and contact information.

Spring has meant an increase in visitors and Little Free Library #1849 is in need of books for children and teens. If you have any that youd like to share, they would be welcome and very appreciated!

I updated the listing of Little Free Libraries today - there are at least 180 in Winnipeg and 54 in the rest of Manitoba! Thats before the nice weather that usually brings a wonderful new batch each spring! New locations in Winnipeg on Yale Ave., Gibraltar Bay, McDermot Ave., DeGraff Place, River Rd., St. Marys Ave. and outside Winnipeg in Brandon, Gull Lake, Gimli and New Bothwell. If youre an early bird, Marcy Markusa from CBC Information Radio will be speaking with me... about Little Free Libraries at 6:10 tomorrow morning. 89.3 on FM and 990 on AM. See more

Well this is cool! Thanks to whomever sent in the nomination. LFL growth in Winnipeg/Manitoba has been amazing!

Saddened to pass this on... Todd was the original steward and a passionate supporter of Little Free Libraries. When we erected #1849 in 2012, we emailed back and forth with both Todd and Rick Brookes. Their excitement and passion for the community building aspect of Little Free Libraries and the contribution they make to the social fabric of our lives was heartwarming. Todd Skyped in for a panel discussion on Little Free Library stewardship hosted by the Winnipeg Public Lib...rary during Culture Days in 2014. As part of that experience, the LFL organization gifted 10 registration plaques/fees for the WPL to distribute to new stewards where the cost of registration would be a hardship. From one Little Free Library in Wisconsin in 2009 to over 75,000 registered LFLs in 88 countries...(And if local proportions hold true elsewhere, likely at least an equal number of unregistered LFLs) What an amazing legacy to leave behind. Our thoughts are with Todds family and friends and the Little Free Library community at large.

Today marks the 5th Anniversary of the Little Free Library at Linwood School! https://www.facebook.com/456155477742190/posts/669179069773162/

Some sad news in the Little Free Library community today. Wishing Mr. Bol love and time with family. http://m.startribune.com/after-cancer-diagnosis-little-f//

Im working on a major update to the listing of local Little Free Libraries. Winnipeg LFLs will be organized roughly into sections of Winnipeg - there are just too many now to easily find one close to you when its a giant list. Ill also be sharing the additions with Kathleen over at the Big Public Library so that they can be added to the Winnipeg Public Librarys Google Map of LFLs. The amazing news is that there are at least 170 LFLs in Winnipeg now and at least another 47 in the rest of Manitoba. Incredible growth since 2012 - Excellent work Little Free Library Steward Family!

A lovely article about the Little Free Libraries of Northeast Winnipeg.

Little Free Library #1849 could really use some childrens books - particularly with Summer Break around the corner. If your children have outgrown some of their favourites, please consider sharing them with the community. Thanks!

Show your local library some love.

Need a pick-me-up? Here are 5 stories about Little Free Libraries that will restore your faith in humanity.

Lots of love for the Winnipeg Public Library....

Join us tonight at 7 pm at the Lyric for Folklorama at the Park! Andino Suns will perform - and if you come early, you can enjoy Folkloramas special workshop i...n front of the stage at 6 pm. Also, this afternoon is Jazz in the Leo Mol Sculpture Garden with Dave McCrea. Its all part of the Casinos of Winnipeg Summer Entertainment Series at Assiniboine Park! And its all FREE!

One authors experience with finding her book in a Little Free Library:

Did you catch us on CTV Morning? If not heres the clip all about our Summer Reading program!

https://winnipegpublibrary.wordpress.com//celebrate-canad/

For potential local stewards who are challenged by the building process:

Principal Mead first erected a Little Free Library at George Waters Middle School in Winnipeg, a second LFL at a park in Oakbank, MB and now this travelling one that will accompany his family on camping trips. Adorable! I love it!

Yesterday was Little Free Librarys 5th birthday as a nonprofit. In honor of that, theyre running a special 48-hour sale: standard charter signs purchased until May 19th are just $25: http://bit.ly/2rrwSVd If youve been thinking about registering, or if you have a friend or family member who might be interested, please let them know about this special.

A new Little Free Library in the neighbourhood! Little Free Library #41944 is located one block west at 226 Belvidere St. Be sure to stop by and share a favorite book or two with this beautiful Little Free Library. Welcome to the LFL family #41944!

I just updated the list of Little Free Libraries and there are at least 114 in Winnipeg and at least 35 outside of Winnipeg!! Full addresses can be found in the listing post, but a summary of the new additions includes: Winnipeg - cole Bannatyne, Jameswood Alternative School (2 LFLs), Evanson St., Arlington St., Spruce St., Greene Ave., Campbell St., Wellington Cres.... Outside of Winnipeg: Brandon - Re-fit Store; Delta Beach - Hackberry Ave. W; Headingley - Wescana Dr.; Oakbluff - Central Park; Morden - Minnewasta School and Maple Leaf School To all new stewards: Welcome to the Little Free Library family! We hope its a great experience for you. Thank you for hosting these wonderful additions to your community!

Two new Little Free Libraries for Morden, Manitoba! https://www.pembinavalleyonline.com//wsd-students-innovate (Ill be updating the list of Manitoba LFLs later this evening)

cole Bannatyne gains a free little library on campus today! A big thank you to coordinator Mr. McKiel for setting it up in the snow! Let the book swapping begin! The beautiful bluebird design is made up of Bannatyne student thumb prints! Nice work!

It is officially #ilovetoread month! We love to read and we love that you come to the library! Each day of this month, were going to share our staffs thoughts about our experiences with you...starting now. Feel free to spread the word about how much #wplloveswpg!

The 50,000th registered Little Free Library is being revealed online tomorrow. The link below provides the details if its something youd like to see! LFL #1 in 2009; by May 2012 we received charter #1849; now 50,000 plus LFLs by 2016 - such amazing growth!

I just updated the listing of Little Free Libraries and added 14 adresses in Winnipeg, bringing the total of Winnipeg LFLs that I know about to....98! Wow! St.James Assiniboia School Division is about halfway through installing this years batch of LFLs and the Winnipeg Public Library build day will lead to another 11 being installed, so the numbers will soar past 100 shortly. The following streets have LFLs that were just added to the list below: Overdale St., McMillan Ave., Balfour Ave., Greene Ave., Helmsdale Ave., Spruce St., Athlone Dr., Pacific Ave., Buchanan Ave., Morgan Cres., Bruce Ave., Heritage Blvd., Portage Ave., Silver Ave. Enjoy finding all the new ones!

The Winnipeg Public Library recently hosted two days of Little Free Library building and there will soon be 12 new Little Free Libraries in Winnipeg! Construction costs were funded by a grant from The Winnipeg Foundation, and hopefully this is the first of many build days. Congratulations to all the applicants who applied to be stewards and who are now able to experience the joys of LFL stewardship! You can hear all about the build day and Little Free Libraries in the SoundCloud link below:

Ive just updated the listing of LFLs.... There are now 84 Winnipeg Little Free Libraries and 28 Little Free Libraries around the rest of Manitoba that are on this list - such AMAZING growth this summer! I know of a few more that I dont have addresses for, and St. James Assiniboia School Division is in the process of installing another 15 or so LFLs....so Winnipeg will surpass 100 LFLs shortly! Here are the new streets added, specific addresses can be found in the list be...low: Winnipeg - Inwood Cres., Niagara St., Goulding St., Machray Ave., Poplar Ave., McPhillips Ave., Bannatyne Ave., Egerton Rd., Ruby St. Oakbank - Kin Park RM of Gimli - Loch Woods Drive A giant WELCOME to all these new stewards!

Some of Winnipegs Little Free Libraries are featured in the Winnipeg Free Press today!

Im really thrilled to show you Little Free Library #19587 located at 150 Bourkevale Drive! This beauty was erected by the Doty family, former next door neighbours to LFL #1849 and all-round great people! Jodi and her family have long had a love of Little Free Libraries. When we would go camping, or be away from the LFL, Jodi would fill in and steward LFL #1849. When the Dotys went on a family vacation to Oregon a few years ago, Jodi took local interest books inscribed wit...h a message from LFL #1849 and swapped them at LFLs along their route. Day to day, it was just reassuring that there were another set of eyes keeping watch over the LFL that loved it as much as we did. Im SO happy that you have one of your very own to lovingly steward now! I know how long youve wanted one and I look forward to seeing it in person. Welcome to the LFL family! See more