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Welcome to Little Libraries in Laundromats

4/7/2020

Little Libraries in Laundromats started with a few laundromats in the Near Northside neighborhood in November, 2019. The little library is either a wooden crate of books or a bookcase, depending on the size of the laundromat and what they can accommodate.

Books can change a child’s life and they can create a bridge to a completely different future. The little libraries make books accessible to children and encourage reading.

We want to start a MOVEMENT!! We want to start a book revolution! We want for people to hear about this and to be moved to start one or more libraries in laundromats in their own neighborhood.

Read more about us in the "About" section. Check out our Facebook page and my Amazon Wish List.

Founders

Loida Casares started Little Libraries in Laundromats with her two children Miranda and Seth Ruiz.

Miranda is a junior at Long Island University and Seth is a senior at DeBakey HS in Houston.

Loida sells advertising by day for the Houston Chronicle, a Hearst newspaper. She is a writer by night and has been blogging at ShoeGirl Corner for sixteen years.

She is an advocate for public education in Houston, magnet and gifted programs, and Literacy.

Her “This I Believe” essay was chosen by NPR and KUHF, Houston Public Media. She has read with a Houston literary group, Nuestra Palabra, Latinos Having Their Say, several times and has appeared on their radio program on KPFT, Radio Pacifica.

Her short story "The Canal" was a Glimmer Train Press finalist and she had an essay published on LiteraryMama.com .

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