In Idaho, a library that makes you dream: a librarian's idea to give new life to a century-old oak tree that was supposed to be cut down (photos and video)

By adding a roof, book shelves, a glass door, and a chandelier to illuminate the volumes to the now-empty trunk, Sharalee has created a truly unique mini-bookstore, where anyone can take home a good book and leave another, following the principles of bookcrossing. This initiative expands the network of 75 Free Public Libraries around the world.

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LIBRARY TREE

When the oak tree she was so fond of became sick and its branches began to become a danger to the safety of cars and passers-by, Sharalee, instead of resigning herself to cutting down the tree, decided to transform it into an opportunity for everyone.

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BOOKSHOP IN THE TREE TRUNK

A beautiful story that warms the heart and that made Christmas truly special. Coeur d'alene, a town in Idaho, United States. Protagonist: Sharalee Armitage Howard, a librarian whose passion for books and reading goes beyond his work, capable of transforming a sad moment into an opportunity to make everyone discover the beauty and advantages of reading.

That 110-year-old tree that once decorated Coeur d'Alene, creating a unique setting, is now a wonderful Little Free Library, available to all.

Adding to the now empty trunk, a roof, shelves for the booksa whirlpool bath, glass door and even a curious one chandelier With a retro effect that illuminates the volumes, Sharalee has transformed Coeur d'Alene into a truly magical place: an atmosphere made even more evocative by the snow that, during the freezing winter days, makes the capital of Kootenai County enchanting.

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BOOKSTORE IN THE TREE

The initiative was welcomed with great enthusiasm, and not only by the inhabitants of Coeur d'Alene: the post published by Sharalee on her profile, to share the initiative with everyone, reached thousands and thousands of people around the world and many hope that the library-tree Sharalee's is the beginning of a new trend, for the benefit of all.

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SMALL FREE BOOKSHOPS

Meanwhile, there are already more than 75 thousand "Little Free Libraries" scattered around the world: small libraries for free made by willing and passionate readers, inside trunks, old telephone booths, mailboxes and furniture no longer in use, imaginatively repurposed, thanks to the creative recycling.

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(Photo credit: “Little Free Library” – Facebook)

Sharalee's tree-library is also part of the network of “Little Free Libraries”: here la map to locate the ones closest to you.

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THE SMALL FREE LIBRARY OF DOMUSNOVAS

And right in our country, precisely in Sardinia, the “Little Free Library” was recently inaugurated domusnovas, a village of just over 6 thousand inhabitants where the grandparents united in the association “Nonni e Nonne di Domusnovas” to take care of the construction of the mini library installed in Piazza di Sant'Ignazio da Laconi.

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(In the picture: the President of the “Nonni e Nonne di Domusnovas” association, Ottavio Pisu, during the inauguration of the “Little Free Library”. Source: L'Unione Sarda/Simone Farris)

THE SMALL FREE BOOKSTORE OF ASSISI

And also Assisi, recently, has its own “Little Free Library” made of wood and from which everyone can take a book and leave another, according to the principles of the Bookcrossing.

The cover image is taken from the Facebook page . by Sharalee Armitage Howard 

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