Free Book Exchanges Coming to Detroit Police Precincts
Police in Detroit want to help children in the city read more often.
Police in Detroit want to help children in the city read more often. The police department is partnering with the national Little Free Library and the Detroit branch of the Little Libraries on the effort.
Today @detroitpolice announced it will put a #LittleFreeLibrary in front of its headquarters and all precincts! pic.twitter.com/yreCBe5oVo
— Detroit LFL Campaign (@313libraries) September 29, 2017
Little Libraries will be placed at each city police precinct. Details of the campaign were released Friday morning at Detroit Public Safety Headquarters.
The first @detroitpolice #LittleFreeLibrary is in the 3rd precinct, honoring a captain’s daughter who died at age 8. pic.twitter.com/exS7UdlVMu
— Detroit LFL Campaign (@313libraries) September 29, 2017
A Little Free Library is a book exchange where books are taken and returned. Children can take and leave books as they please. The libraries are designed to promote literacy and a sense of community among area youth.
DPD is launching Little Libraries at the 9th, 10th, and 12th precincts. pic.twitter.com/V6iAW1Houu
— Detroit Police Dept. (@detroitpolice) September 29, 2017
Little Free Library says on its website that there were more than 50,000 registered Little Free Library book exchanges last year in the United States and more than 70 other countries.
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