The library was dropped off last week and as soon as John pulled off I was diving into the box. Pleasantly surprised the house was already painted, this put me one step closer to the finish line.
I've added a few personal touches, asked a few questions and watched a couple of videos. Here are my results...
The most helpful video I found was from the Little Free Library organization it self, it's my kit exactly and right to the point.
There were a few accessories I knew I was going to include, a dog hook, a water bowl and a chair. I came across a few other ideas a long the way.
I did lots of research, it's my favorite part of any new project. First place I went to of course was the Little Free Library's website, they are a bit more pricey than I wanted to spend but I image they take some of the margins for the organization. I'll link there stuff along with what I ended up purchasing.
The dog hook was my first purchase. The corner of our street where the library will be is a high traffic area for dog walkers, so I knew this was going to be useful.
1. Dog Hook
2. Franklin Brass Paw Print Wall Hook *This is the one I purchased
3. Water bowl, in Texas it gets hot and with the shade from the tree and a hook for their leash I can't forget the water! This is actually just the insert to a series of interchangeable bowls. I'm not going to invest too much, one of the pointers I kept getting was "Don't put anything out you couldn't part with"
I also went with a glass bowl because some dogs can actually be allergic to plastic. Frida (my dog) is, I noticed one day her nose was especially dry and read about dogs being allergic to plastic so I switched out her bowls and bidi bidi bom bom, problem solved.
4. Dog Treats, I haven't decided if I'm going to do this or not but I thought I'd included it just in case
5. Snapware airtight food storage pet treat canister
6. Adirondack Plastic Chair, I got mine from Wal*Mart for about $12, I couldn't find it online but here's a picture of one from Home Depot
7.Lights, this was not apart of my original plan but quickly into my quest for ideas I found it comes highly recommended. I'm not sure entirely how much direct sun my LFL will get because it's right under a great big Pecan tree, so I opted for rechargeable
the backing is sticky and I figured with three I can rotate them out and they all come with their own USB charging cord. They are heavy and have a nice quality feel to them, they are made for indoors so will it last after a rain? idk
8.Solar Lights, if those don't work I'll probably go with this next
9. Spiral Ring Outdoor Anchor, like I mentioned before the corner lot is a high traffic area for people and cars, I did not want to be responsible for the chair blowing into the road so I'll anchor them down with these bad boys
When I first looked these up I found them at Home Depot, I went to 2 Home Depots and no one A. Knew what I was talking about or B. Could find them, so Amazon for the win again. Also these are 16 inches, might be a little over kill but oh well
Well that's what I go so far. I'm sure as time goes on I'll add and learn from mistakes. I'll keep you posted.
Cheers, Brianna
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