We have a clean up day coming up and one of the project's we'd like to work on if there isn't enough to do [haha] is a little free library, since our community is a bit of a book desert.
To buy one of these out right would cost anywhere between $150-$250, and I am uncertain that it would fit the unique needs of this community [Read: extremely windy and contentious winters]. One of the teacher's husbands is in construction and has agreed to speak to the needs of winterizing this project, but before it can even get off the ground, we need the materials.
In order to happen and make the school district grounds and maintenance people happy, it has to be on a moveable base.
With this, and the weather constraints in mind, we have come up with a possible drawing and supply list for our Little Free Library. This library is intended to be about the size of a residential microwave.
materials we have in hand:
- a dead tire to pour concrete into to secure the library
materials we can potentially secure:
- corrugated metal for a roof
materials we still need:
- mail box post to hold library at convenient height for browsing
- smallish [13x20ish?] piece of Plexiglas for door window, or a premade cabinet door with a fitting for a glass insert that could be fitted for outdoor use
- dry concrete to mix and fill the tire to stabilize the base
- screen door spring
- weather proofing materials, such as left over ice guard
- cabinet door hinges
- knob
*UPDATE* 3/25/16
Confirmed materials we have had donated:
Confirmed materials we have had donated:
- cabinet for the actual library structure
- tar paper
- asphalt shingles
- cabinet knob
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