.
. >>>
. >>> WE
. >>> WE HAVE THESE LITTLE
LIBRARIES, ALL STARTED WITH A
BIG PASSION FOR READING BY A
MAN FROM WISCONSIN NAME WAS
TODD BOWL.
TODD BOWL. THE LIBRARY SPREAD ACROSS THE
WORLD, SADLY PASSED AWAY LAST
FALL.
FALL.
FALL. A
FALL. A LEGACY LIVES ON IN A
NEWCHILDREN'S BOOK, LITTLE
LIBRARIES BIG HEROES.
>> IT IS GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE
THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK COMING
ON IN THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL BOOK
ABOUT A WONDERFUL LEGACY A MAN
DID FOR HIS MOTHER SO LET'S
TALK ABOUT TODD.
>> HE WAS AN ORDINARY GUY WITH
A BIG HEART, HAD THE DEDICATION
TO HIS MOM WHO HAD BEEN A
TEACHER AND TAUGHT NEIGHBOR
KIDS HOW TO REED.
THAT HE HAD SOMETHING BIG TO
OFFER THE WORLD.
LOOK WHAT HE OFFERING THE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. >>> AMAZING IN HOW THEY SPREAD
IN EARLY 2000'S, 88 THEY SAID
THERE ARE AROUND 90,000
REGISTERED ONES, OF COURSE THE
ONES THAT ARE OFFICIALLY ON THE
RECORD.
RECORD.
RECORD. >>> YOU DECIDED TO TELL THIS
YEARS BEFORE, YOU HAD A CHANCE
TO OF COURSE MEET TODD AND HE
HAD A CHANCE TO READ THIS BOOK
BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY TO CANCER
TODD LOVED THE BOOK, THAT IT
WAS A CHILDREN'S STORY SINCE IN
SOME WAYS IT STARTED WHEN HE
WAS YOUNG AND HIS MOM'S
ENCOURAGEMENT, HE LOVED TO GET
EVERYBODY READING AND TALKING
ABOUT BOOKS HAVING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR
NEIGHBORS THIS IS ONE WAY THAT
IT PROMOTES LITERACY AND
EMPATHY AND COMMUNITY BUILDING
BUT ALSO JUST FOSTERS
RELATIONSHIPS.
RELATIONSHIPS. MAKE SURE IT DOES OF COURSE YOU
GO, GRAB A BOOK, LEAVE A BOOK,
THAT'S THE WHOLE THEORY BEHIND
IT.
IT.
IT. PEOPLE GET TO SHARE WHAT'S
HAPPENING AS WELL.
>> IN RESEARCHING THIS BOOK I
FOUND LITTLE TIDBITS ABOUT
THEIR FAMILY ALSO ABOUT THE
INCREDIBLE STEWARDS SOME OF
WHOM ARE CHILDREN WHO RUN THESE
LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES IN STATES
AND COUNTRIESES AROUND THE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. THESE PEOPLE ARE HEROIC, MANY
IN THE COMMUNITIES AS WELL.
>>> THE PICTURES ARE BEAUTIFUL,
JOHN PARA WAS YOUR ILLUSTRATOR,
YOU ARE ABLE TO TELL THAT WHO
HE WILL STORY.
>> JOHN PAR'S ILLUSTRATIONS ARE
WONDERFUL.
WONDERFUL. HE BRINGS SYMBOLISM OVER TIME
IN HOW THAT IS SO INFLUENTIAL,
I'M EXCITED TO BE SHARING THIS
STORY WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE IN
STILLWATER.
STILLWATER. >> STILLWATER IS WHERE HE WAS
BORN EVEN THOUGH HE WENT AHEAD
AND BUILT THAT FIRST LITTLE
LIBRARY IN HUDSON, AT TEDDY
BEAR PARK, THERE IS GOING TO BE
A HUGE EVENT WITH A BOOK
EXCHANGE A BUNCH OF FREE BOOKS,
FACE PAINTING, A BAND.
>> THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED
BOOK VAULT I'M VERY EXCITED TO
SEE THIS, IT IS GOING TO BE A
WHOLE FESTIVAL IN STILLWATER, A
HOMETOWN HERO HERE.
I JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR THE DAY
TO BE A BIG CELEBRATION OF HIS
LIFE, OF HIS MOVEMENT AND OF
BOOKS IN GENERAL.
>> EWANT TO THANK VALLEY BOOKS
FOR PUTTING THAT ON AS WELL.
THE CHAMBER IS IN STILLWATER
OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. >>
OKAY. >> I'LL READ AT 10:30 AND 1:15.
I'LL SIGN BOOKS SO THANKS TO
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. >>>
THEM. >>> IF YOU GO ON TO THE WEBSITE
YOU CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET
ONE OF THOSE IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEIGHBORHOOD. >> FAIRLY EASY TO DO SO, THERE
IS A GIVE AWAY ONLINE, YOU CAN
REGISTER TO WIN A LITTLE FREE
LIBRARY.
LIBRARY.
LIBRARY. >>> THEY ARE ALL IN SHAPES
ANDSIZES AND ARCHITECTURE, A
LOT OF THEM HERE IN THE TWIN
CITIES, THANKS FOR COMING WE DO
APPRECIATE GOOD LUCK AT YOUR
EVENT TODAY.
EVENT TODAY. I'M GLAD THE WEATHER WILL BE
NICE.
NICE.
NICE. THE
NICE. THE FREE LIBRARY BIG HEROES,
THE BOOK RELEASE OF COURSE