No late fees, no card required; Toronto's network of Little Free Libraries is part of a worldwide movement to get books out into circulation. Homeowners are installing small weather-safe boxes on their property, filling them with books, and then letting word-of-mouth do the rest. The project's initial focus was on children's books, but over time its scope has widened to include stuff for all ages. People are free to take a book, return it when they're done, and leave books of their own to add to the collection. And just like the Toronto Public Library, borrowed books can be returned to any "branch;" you can pick up a book in the Beaches and, when you're done, drop it off in the Junction.
· The Little Free Library at Nesbitt Park [TheGrid]
· Peace, Love and a Bit of Free Literature [PostCity]
· A New Chapter in Book Borrowing [Torontoist]
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Take a Book, Leave a Book: Mapping Toronto's Little Free Libraries
1. 304 Lee Avenue
ON M4E 2P7, Canada
Toronto's first LFL, built in December 2011.
2. 100 Swanwick Avenue
ON M4E 1Z9, Canada
Just north of Kingston Road.
3. 97 Main Street
ON M4E 2V6, Canada
Inside the Centre 55 Community Centre, on Main Street just south of Gerrard.
4. 104 Winners Circle
ON M4L 3Z7, Canada
This one's also in the Beaches, near Ashbridge's Bay.
5. 35 Melbourne Avenue
ON M6K, Canada
This LFL is in Parkdale, just west of Dufferin Street between Queen and King.
6. 178 Duplex Avenue
ON M5P, Canada
Not far from Yonge and Eglinton.
7. 21 Kingswood Road
ON M4E 3N4, Canada
Another one in the Beaches; this is near the end of Queen Street, just east of Victoria Park.
8. 37 Chillery Avenue
ON M1K 4T2, Canada
This LFL is near Glen Ravine Public School, close to Eglinton Avenue and Midland Avenue.
9. Ridley Gardens, #1835
ON M6R 2T7, Canada
This LFL is in High Park, on a cul-de-sac near Indian Road and Garden Avenue.
10. 35 Botany Hill Road
ON M1G, Canada
All the way out in Scarborough, but still part of Toronto's LFL network.
11. 20 Epsom Avenue
ON M4C, Canada
12. 22 Fernwood Park Avenue
ON M4E 3G1, Canada
How many LFLs can there be in the beaches?
13. 123 Woodfield Road
ON M4L 2W5, Canada
In Leslieville. Well, East Leslieville.
14. 127 Parkmount Road
ON M4J 4V4, Canada
Close to Danforth and Coxwell.
15. 81 Coleman Avenue
ON M4C 1P7, Canada
Yet another in the Upper Beaches. So many east-end LFLs!
16. 77 Wilson Park Road
ON M6K 3B5, Canada
Another LFL in Parkdale.
17. 93 Nesbitt Drive
ON M4W 2G3, Canada
This one is in Nesbitt Park, in the Governor's Bridge neighbourhood.
18. 5 Morton Road
ON M4C 4N7, Canada
19. 155 Lamb Avenue (ArtCave)
ON M4J 4M6, Canada
This LFL is at ArtCave, a community arts centre near Danforth and Coxwell.
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