A new opportunity to freely exchange books has sprung up near the Asbury Park train station. The city saw its fifth Little Free Library installed this month on a grassy patch of the station’s south bound side, giving passers-by the chance to grab a book as they hop on a train or leave a book […]

Another mini lending library has popped up in Asbury Park, this time at the corner of Cookman and Grand avenues. A Little Free Library is a box full of books where anyone can stop and select a book to take and read or drop off books to share. The idea behind the movement is to […]

Asbury Park’s first free mini lending library is officially open for business. City resident Anita Weiner unveiled the Little Free Library located outside of the Springwood Avenue Center Wednesday morning. “This is just the first of four Little Free Libraries that will be placed in the city and it is with great thanks to all […]

After months of working to secure funds to purchase official Little Free Libraries, locations for them to be placed in the city, and books to fill them, city resident Anita Weiner is set to reveal the first Little Free Library at the corner of Springwood and Atkins avenue during an unveiling ceremony beginning at 11 […]

Little Free Libraries have quickly become a worldwide trend, and one city resident is putting feelers out to see if the movement has traction in Asbury Park. The mission of the Little Free Library organization is to promote literacy and community building through the placement of small, birdhouse-like structures that contain books. Books in the collection can […]