GFWC LUTZ-LAND O’LAKES WOMAN’S CLUB in collaboration with the Land O’Lakes Library & its Foundry donated and fabricated a Little Free Library (LFL) and installed it on the campus of Shady Hills Elementary School in Land O’Lakes. Member Faith Sincich proposed the idea and Lucy Albury approached Victoria Hanley, Librarian at Land O’Lakes Library about its Foundry helping with the construction and together they formulated a plan. Bill Nelson, a library staffer, designed, built and painted the box. School Principal Tom Barker graciously chose an accessible space for the box near the campus entrance and Ms. Hanley and her husband, Jim Hanley, generously volunteered to install it. The Woman’s Club donated books and stocked the shelves. Lucy Albury arranged a dedication ceremony to commemorate the installation of this LFL and invited students to initiate the program by choosing a book for themselves. The kids were very enthusiastic and lost no time in queueing up for their own ‘free take-home to keep’ book. The LFL inventory will be replenished by the Woman’s Club.
Special recognition and thanks to: Land O’Lakes Library, Bill Nelson, Victoria & Jim Hanley, Lowe’s, Woman’s Club members Faith Sincich, Lucy Albury & Pat Wagner, Principal Tom Barker, Vice Principal Christine Ropollo, School Guidance Secretary Christine Holton for all their time, effort and donations in completing this wonderful project to benefit of Shady Hills Elementary School and the surrounding community.
