Rotary Donates to RwK

The Lafayette Rotary Club donated $750 to ReadingWithKids.org in support of their mission to encourage parents to read to their children, to encourage our children to read, and to encourage reading for everyone across our region. Rotary President Renee Menard noted, “Rotary has long been a leader in the development of our children, which is essential to our larger goal …

UL Students Design Little Libraries

A constructed box with round holes cut from it suggesting moon craters. In the upper right hand corner is the NASA logo with the words 'Moon Little Library' superimposed.

UL School of Architecture students have designed Little Libraries for installation around Lafayette Parish.  The top 6 designs, as chosen by a panel of judges, will be constructed by the Lafayette Parish School System’s Career Center, with materials donated by Kiwanis of Acadiana. For ideas, we earlier posted a sample of current Little Free Libraries. ReadingWithKids.org will host a fundraiser …

Little Free Library Sampler

Little Free Library styled after a Hobbit home from Lord of the Rings; a round door is open, and inside are books. On the inside of the door is inscribed the famous verse that starts, "One ring to rule them all... "

The UL Architecture Students will be designing Little Libraries for the region.  Below is a sample of of Little Free Libraries, taken from the Facebook Page.  The first group are clever treatments of standard designs.  The next group are LFLs that have a dual purpose; the group after show examples of double & triple deckers, allowing for access by children; …