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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 of Houston 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. Learn how to set up a library in your own neighborhood under that tab. 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 recent graduate of Long Island University Post and works at MD Anderson Hospital. Seth is a junior and finance major at LIU Brooklyn.

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 19 years.

You can find her novel "Broken Cousins" and other stories on Kindle Vella/Amazon.

Her short story "The Canal" was a Glimmer Train Press finalist and she had an essay published on LiteraryMama.com . Her “This I Believe” essay was chosen by NPR and KUHF, Houston Public Media. She has read with Nuestra Palabra, Latinos Having Their Say, and has appeared on their radio program on KPFT, Radio Pacifica.

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