Little Free Libraries
An international program, the Little Free Libraries found a way into the Friends' hearts. It's motto of 'take a book, leave a book' seemed like a natural extension of our Portsmouth library mission.
Little Free
Libraries
Locations
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2801 Bayview Blvd.
Corner of Bayview Blvd. and Mt. Vernon -
Court Street Academy
447 Court St. -
201 Elm St.
Corner of Elm St. and Leckie St. -
Hampton Roads Regional Jail
In the lobby -
Red Line Park/Old Towne
Corner of Middle St. and Glasgow St. -
Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve
4510 Twin Pines Rd. -
Cradock Community Garden
Afton Pkwy -
1516 City Park Ave.
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Simonsdale Civic Hall
5006 Vick St. -
Paradise Creek Nature Park
1141 Victory Blvd., near children’s fenced playground area, looks like a stump. -
Westhaven Elementary School
3701 Clifford St. -
Lakeview Elementary School
1300 Horne Ave. -
Simonsdale Elementary School
4841 Clifford St. -
Olive Branch Preschool
415 Mimosa Rd. -
Waterview Elementary
3649 Hartford St. -
Victory Elementary
2828 Greenwood Dr. -
Mercy Drops Dream Center
504 McLean St. -
135 Green Meadow Dr.
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Wesley Community Service Center
1710 Elm Ave., Facing Rudolph Street -
5402 Greenfield Dr. South
Greenfield Farms neighborhood -
Cooperative Extension Office
105 Utah St. -
5110 Sweetbriar Circle
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1604 Summit Ave.
Sportsplex entrance -
1600 Portsmouth Blvd.
Facing Lansing Ave. -
Corner of Goose Bay Dr. and Linnet Lane
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Mt. Zion Church
Cavalier Blvd. -
Green Acres Presbyterian Church
3135 Hanley Ave.
About Little Free Libraries
The Friends first partnered with the Global Youth Action group to have local teens build LFLs.
Those were successfully placed. Now, we have 5 built by the Portsmouth Service League which are available to area non-profits and groups.
The Friends offer to share our book donations with the LFL owners and to register them with the international listing which puts them on the world map.
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LFLs have been donated to and are installed at:
Wesley Community Center, Gail Harts Dance, Parkview Community Garden, Cradock Community Garden, Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth Christian School, Hampton Roads Regional Jail (and awaiting installation is the Portsmouth Community Library Museum).
