NPHC & RwK Distribute Parade Books

The UL National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), comprising the ‘Divine Nine‘ of historically African American fraternities & sororities, distributed books to children and their families in the 22nd Annual African American Heritage Parade in Lafayette this past Sunday. RwK intern Caemon Scott who organized the book distribution commented,  “The kids and their families were very excited by the books, and some …

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; …