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It's time to talk about Little Free Libraries.

The deep philosophy behind just giving books away in a capitalist and ever-illiterate society.

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Julie R. Neidlinger
Mar 23, 2026
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Some data suggests that about 1/5 of American adults are considered illiterate.1 One model suggests that 130 million adults (age 16-74) read below a sixth-grade level. Based on current population estimates, that’s almost 40%.2 In 2022, not even half of American adults read a bo…

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