Little Free Library Adventure #1

I used to visit a Little Free Library behind our Herbie's store years ago before I knew what Little Free Libraries were all about. I thought it was just a neat way of sharing and trading books for free that the store created. However, I stopped visiting Herbie's once Sprouts opened up in my area and I completely forgot about the book trade...until I visited the blog, Captivated Reader.

When she visits a new area, Captivated Reader likes to stop by the nearest Free Little Libraries. I thought this was a neat idea! I commute and travel often, so I should do it too!

Being inspired by Captivated Reader, I decided to blog my little adventures as I visit these cute little book stops.

My first adventure...my neighborhood (sorta)!!

When I looked up on the Little Free Library site to check for the nearest libraries, I was stunned to see how many there were.  So my sister and I decided to hit four for now on our way to a cafe.

This one was our first stop:

La Mirada

This was the cutest one that we saw! I liked how the owners advertised their little stop with signs and I thought that their decorations were adorable! They also had wonderful books available so I had to control myself by only getting two (don't worry, I put in four books). 

The first two books that I got

Next, we traveled seven minutes for this one:

Whittier

This one too was cute. I especially loved the little bell attached to the top. This one had a lot of children's books. Luckily, I had children's books to trade with as well.

I put in three children's books (because they were short) and got this one

My sister and I then proceeded to drive another five minutes to the next LFL. This one didn't have an address on the site but it was posted on the map. Luckily I knew the area, which made it easier to locate. 

Whittier

This one was not as eye catching as the others and the window was dark. We had to walk up to it to see if there were any books inside. We then noticed that there were adorable pictures painted on the sides of the box. I was able to trade three children's books for the one book below.

I do like shoes :)

Our last stop was only another five minutes away. This one had so many books that the owner had a basket in front of the little house. Also, there were lollipops inside, which my sister was very excited for. 

La Habra

I was excited to see some romances by my favorite authors. And yes...my sister took a candy. 

This was so much fun!!! My sister and I were inspired to go back home and look through our shelves for books that we no longer need. It also inspired me to log back on to BookCrossing.com and start registering my books there again, especially since I still have book plates left. 

I have a month left of vacation before I have to go back to work. I have a feeling that this new addiction is going to keep me busy for the rest of my summer. :D