Little Free Libraries: A View from the Back Road

Authors

  • Heather K. Olson Beal Stephen F. Austin State University
  • Lauren Burrow Stephen F. Austin State University

Abstract

Commentary piece in response to Schmidt, H. and Hale, J. (2017). Little Free Libraries®: Interrogating the impact of the branded book exchange. Journal of Radical Librarianship, 3, 14–41.

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Published

2017-10-20

Issue

Vol. 3 (2017)

Section

Reports and Commentary

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