Little libraries dot the landscape across the Capital Region and with a bit of a push and a little cash the hope is to hit 150.

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They can range from built from scratch to purchased online, or etched from existing infrastructure, such as the newspaper boxes GVPN repurposed around town. Little free libraries are added to (and removed from if decommissioned) the map

The mini lending libraries, also known as community book exchanges, pop-up libraries, or micro-libraries, operate on the principle of B次元官网网址榣eave a book B次元官网网址� take a book,B次元官网网址�. The GVPN set the goal of having 150 little free libraries in the CRD by the end of the year, as part of the celebration of Canada 150.

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The concept of the little free library is part of a wider sharing economy trend, wherein items are shared or exchanged, rather than owned. Other lending libraries in Victoria include the Seed Library which is a partnership between the Greater Victoria Public Library and Lifecycles, and the Victoria Tool Library, which is currently seeking a location and hopes to begin lending out tools later this year, and Toy Lending Libraries, with one based out of the YMCA-YWCA of Greater Victoria, and the Vic West Toy Lending Library operating out of High Point Community Church.

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