Boise & Garden City

Boise neighborhood opens a Little Free Library

Luke Moore, 6, and his sister Maddie Moore, 3, were the first to make use of the tiny library with help from neighbor Kim Dewit.
Luke Moore, 6, and his sister Maddie Moore, 3, were the first to make use of the tiny library with help from neighbor Kim Dewit. Erin Fenner

The Bloomingdale neighborhood celebrated the opening of a Little Free Library at 5063 West Catalpa Drive.

Kim Dewit, who had the idea to set up a tiny lending library, did so because of her love of her neighborhood and literacy. Dewit teaches English to non-native speakers at Boise State University.

“This is a great neighborhood,” she said.

There are about 30 other tiny libraries in Boise under the Little Free Library program.

Erin Fenner: 208-377-6207, @erinfenner

This story was originally published November 15, 2015 at 6:20 PM with the headline "Boise neighborhood opens a Little Free Library."

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