Girl Scouts build Little Free Library at Lindenhurst school

Posted September 19, 2018 11:00 pm

Daily Herald report

Students of the kindergarten class at Lindenhurst Early Childhood Center brought books to donate to the Little Free Library which was officially opened at the center Sept. 12. They will be able to choose a different book out of the library to bring home with them at the end of the school day. Courtesy of Meghan Leverenz

Little Free Libraries are small book exchanges, usually located outdoors, at which the public can take books that interest them and leave books for others to read. There are more than 75,000 registered Little Free Libraries in 85 countries, now including one at Lindenhurst Early Childhood Center, 309 Granada Blvd., Lindenhurst.

Kaitlyn Leverenz and Jade Catania, two Girl Scout Cadettes, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 12 for the Little Free Library that they built at the school to earn the Silver Award, the highest award Cadettes can earn in Girl Scouts.

Leverenz and Catania met six years ago when they both attended Lindenhurst Early Childhood Center's private kindergarten program. They have been active participants in Girl Scouts since that time, and wanted to give back to the school that has been very supportive of their Troop. They designed the Little Free Library and built it from scratch as their Silver Award Project. They also donated books to get it started.

"Our Little Free Library doesn't just belong to this school, it belongs to the whole town of Lindenhurst," Jade Catania said.

"We want our Library to bring happiness and a love for reading to all the families in our area," Kaitlyn Leverenz said.

The Little Free Library nonprofit organization has been honored by the Library of Congress, the National Book Foundation, and the American Library Association, and Reader's Digest named them one of the "50 Surprising Reasons We Love America." Each year, nearly 10 million books are shared in Little Free Libraries. To learn more, visit littlefreelibrary.org.

Lindenhurst Mayor Dominic Marturano and members of the Lindenhurst police staff, along with Lindenhurst Early Childhood Center owner Frank Davis, left, celebrate alongside Girl Scouts Jade Catania and Kaitlyn Leverenz as the ribbon is cut opening the Little Free Library. Courtesy of Meghan Leverenz

Girls Scout Cadets Kaitlyn Leverenz and Jade Catania held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Little Free Library they built at the Lindenhurst Early Childhood Center. Courtesy of Meghan Leverenz

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