Little Free Library to Open in Downtown Brookfield

BROOKFIELD, CT — The first Little Free Library in the Town Center District of Brookfield will open Sunday, June 23.

Little Free Libraries are a grass roots effort through which millions of books are exchanged each year, worldwide. The Brookfield Little Free Library is the result of a partnership with The Brookfield Library and The Friends of the Brookfield Library, and is located in front of The Brookfield Funeral Home, 786 Federal Road, Brookfield.

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, Nan Rossiter, will be reading one of her books and will be available for signing at an unveiling event for the library from 1 - 3 p.m. on June 23.

"We are so very excited to present the Little Free Library to our friends and neighbors. It is our way of adding to the positive changes in the Town Center District at the Four Corners in Brookfield," said Tania Porta, owner of The Brookfield Funeral Home, in a release.

This local unveiling coincides with the 10th Anniversary of the Little Free Library as well as the kick-off of the 2019 Summer Reading Program at The Brookfield Library. "We love the concept of The Little Free Library. When researching this, we discovered that one challenge that Little Free Libraries face is maintaining a high quality of books. That’s where we come in!" said Brookfield Library Director, Yvonne Cech. "The take-a-book, leave-a-book model encourages people from the community to leave a book when they are able to, but, if things get sparse, we can guarantee a high quality collection."