Summers Common Little Free Library

The first Little Free Library in the Pinedale neighbourhood of Burlington. Opened June 24, 2020. Charter #104872.

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Happy Canada Day! It's going to be sunny and a good day for a walk to a Little Free Library. We've got this year's Canada Reads winner, The Future, written by Catherine Leroux and championed by Heather O'Neill at the Canada Reads debate in March. 🇨🇦🍁

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We had a Goldfinch at our Little Free Library this morning. As well heard a Baltimore Oriole and a Yellow Warbler close by. It's migration season for the songbirds and we've added the children's book, There's a Goldfinch At My Feeder, by Burlington author Pamela Cooley. #BurlON

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It's going to be 8 degrees Celsius in Burlington today. A great day for a walk and a stop at a Little Free Library. We've had new books come in this week including John Grisham's The Boys From Biloxi. #BurlON

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Happy Family Day! Anyone staying cosy this morning reading a good book? February is also Black History Month and we've added a favourite to the library. Esi Edugyan's Giller Prize winner, Washington Black.

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We're still waiting for the first snowfall in Burlington, but we're into the Christmas spirit. A couple of Christmas themed books have been added to the library. #BurlON

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Today is Small Business Saturday and it's not surprising that one of our favourite small businesses are independent bookstores. A couple we like are A Different Drummer Books in Burlington and J.H. Gordon Books in Hamilton.

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Any Celeste Ng fans out there? A recent visitor dropped off her 2017 thriller, Little Fires Everywhere. Come by soon as bestselling author book won't stay for long.

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Today is National Read a Book Day. I'm half way through Patrick deWitt's The Librarianist. What book are you reading?

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Colleen Hoover's books have been consistently on the bestseller list. Finally after three years we have one of her books, the 2018 novel Verity, in our library. This one won't be in here long.
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A long weekend can be a great reading weekend. If you're needing a book to read, we've had some new ones come in this week. #BurlON

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Silvia loved the novel, The Apothecary's Garden, and now she's sharing it in the library. Beat the heat and come by this morning for a look. #BurlON

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Oh, the places you'll go. 3 years ago today we began this journey and opened Summers Common Little Free Library. To celebrate our anniversary, we've placed a copy of one our favourite children's books, Oh, The Places You'll Go, by Dr. Seuss in the library. #BurlON

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Little Free Libraries keep growing in Burlington. On a recent bike ride, I spotted two new ones. A small one in the east end on Spruce Ave and perhaps the biggest one in the city on the Beach Strip. #BurlON

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It's Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 and to start we've added the book, Small Town Pride by Phil Stamper, to the library.

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Some long weekend fun. This walk from our Little Free Library to the other 5 the Pinedale neighbourhood of Burlington takes an hour to walk. Shorter on a bike. #BurlON

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Spring into your next read. We've got some new books in the library including Frances Itani's That's My Baby. #BurlON

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Today marks Canadian Independent Bookstore Day. Two of our favourites are Burlington's A Different Drummer Books and Hamilton's Epic Books: The Sequel. Be sure to check them out.

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Rainy days make good reading days. We've got Ian Williams' Reproduction, which won the 2019 @GillerPrize in the library on this wet Saturday morning. #BurlON

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It's going to be another sunny day and a good day to visit a Little Free Library in Burlington. We've had some new books come in the last couple of days including Susan Orlean's On Animals. If you love animals you'll want to read this one. #BurlON

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Little Free Libraries keep growing in Burlington. Another new library in the Elizabeth Gardens neighbourhood is a Little Kids Library at 5216 Alton Road. It's 2.8km and is a 35 minute walk from ours. #BurlON