El Portal Little Free Library

What is a Little Free Library?
It’s a «take a book, return a book» gathering place where neighbors share their favorite literature and stories. In its most basic form, a Little Free Library is a box full of books where anyone may stop by and pick up a book (or two) and bring back another book to share.
The movement started in Wisconsin in 2009. By installing little bookshelves in communities, the «librarians» hope to promote literacy and the love of reading by building free book exchanges worldwide. The idea really caught on and today there’s an estimated 25,000 LFLs in all 50 states and over 70 countries.
Maybe you’ll wonder, but I haven’t seen any in Miami?
I was wondering the same thing too for the longest time. There are several LFLs in Sunrise, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa, even one in Key West. But I haven’t found one in Miami. Whenever I mentioned LFL to my friends, they would say, oh, someone will come and steal the books — no, they’ll steal the library — in a few days.
Surely Miami is better than that.
And proof is here, in this Little Free Library in the tiny village of El Portal, where the beautiful little wooden box has been installed since February 2015. And still surviving, offering reading enjoyment to adults and kids alike. Take a book or two with you, and if you find a title you like, bring it home. A library without late fee.