Little Free Libraries at Dubuque Fire Stations

Ever wonder about those little libraries at Dubuque Fire stations. Earlier this year, AmeriCorps VISTA with the Dubuque Campaign for Grade-Level Reading established five permanent Little Free Libraries at five of Dubuque’s six fire stations to promote literacy and increase access to books.

Finding Little Free Libraries (LFLs) in Dubuque and adding a new LFL location to a map just got easier.  Two interactive maps are now available on the City of Dubuque’s website allowing users to locate or add Little Free Libraries in the Dubuque community.

The maps are accessible at www.cityofdubuque.org/GIS. One map finds nearby LFLs according to the address provided, and the other map allows users to add the location, information, and picture of their own LFL. Dubuque residents will now be able to keep up to date with the Little Free Libraries locations popping up throughout Dubuque.
A Little Free Library, in its most basic form, is a small box that houses free books for anyone to take and exchange at any time. Returns and/or exchanges are not mandatory, but encouraged. Dubuque’s Little Free Libraries are open to everyone regardless of income level, age, or residence. Non-residents are also welcome to participate.

Additional LFL locations exist throughout the city and can now be found on the interactive map.