East County rotary clubs add Little Free Libraries
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More "Little Free Libraries" should be popping up after this weekend, thanks to a project from four East County rotary clubs.
The big picture: The clubs are building and painting the book trading hubs as part of the Epic Day of Service, a worldwide Rotary Club volunteer day.
Catch up quick: Little Free Libraries are places where you can leave or take books for free.
- Adding more libraries fits with the rotary club mission of supporting education, La Mesa Sunrise Rotary Club member Deirdre Kleske told Axios.
Once they're done building the libraries, they'll drop them off at schools and county parks, who will set them up and maintain them.
- The rotary clubs will also do a book drive to make sure the libraries start off well-stocked, Kleske said.
Join their work on Saturday, 8:30am to noon at the La Mesa First United Methodist Church.
- "The whole idea of Epic Day of Service is to potentially introduce some people to Rotary, have them help with the project, or even just stop by and see what we're doing," Kleske said.
Find a Little Free Library in your neighborhood with this online map.
