Little Free Library

Little Free Library

About this app

The Little Free Library app makes it easy to find little library locations near you! Use the search filters to narrow in on little libraries you want to visit, easily get directions to the nearest ones, or create a route. See a library you like? Add it to your list of favorites. Track the libraries you visit using the handy check-ins feature. If you’re a Little Free Library steward, there’s a section of the app just for you that lets you edit your library’s listing in real time!

Little Free Library Map: Easy-to-use search filters help you find Little Free Libraries by zip code, city/state, charter number, or your current location.

Favorite and Track the Little Libraries You Visit: Keep a list of your favorite little libraries and track the ones you visit using check-ins.

Get Directions or Create Routes: Tap the Get Directions button to get step-by-step directions to the nearest Little Free Library book-sharing box, or add multiple little libraries to a route.

Sign the Guest Book: After you stop by a particular little library, leave a note for the steward (aka caretaker) in its guest book! The guest book is a fun way to connect with the little library steward and see what other visitors have to say.

Features for Little Free Library Volunteer Stewards: If you’re the steward of a registered Little Free Library, the app lets you edit your library’s listing in real time! Add new photos, update your library’s story, include social media links, enable a guest book for your visitors, and much more… all from within the app.

Ratings and reviews

App crashes constantly. Unusable. When it does actually open, the map takes like 2 minutes to load. If you move the map, wait another 2 mins. Then app just randomly closes. Very bad app. Android just popped a notification to me saying the app keeps crashing and to put it in deep sleep now. Basically, even the phone is recommending not using it due to crash issues.

Love it. Fun way to take walks or explore the city. App suggestion: there should be some indication that the library is low or out of books (that any user can flag) maybe "needs books" and then when filled, any user could change flag to "full" or "mostly full". That way someone who is giving books can take them to where need is high, or avoid full libraries. And when someone wants a book they can aim for full or mostly full. Maybe colored markers on the map?

I just downloaded and started using this app, and it appears to work well. The only problem for me is the big purple sign/banner that states, 'Use the map below to find a Little Free Library near you.', takes up the top half of the screen which leaves little room for viewing the map. The map itself works great and is easy to use, otherwise... So it's still very useful for finding Little Free Libraries.

What's new

Bug fixes and stability improvements