Spring is coming — Right?! Warmer weather means more library visits and more reading adventures ahead. We currently care for 18 Little Free Libraries, and once the cold clears we’ll be out checking and maintaining each one. Donations of new and gently used books are always welcome to help keep our shelves stocked.

As Steven and I reflect on the past year and look toward the future, we are grounded by two things: that we carry Kayven into everything we do, and everything we do must begin and end with love.

Throughout Derby, brightly colored boxes full of children’s books stand on wooden pedestals. “Little Free Library,” says a small sticker at the bottom. “Take a book, share a book.” 

Kayven Hopper, a Cub Scout from Pack 683 in Derby, Kansas, was 9 years old when he lost his battle with epilepsy.

His Cub Scout spirit, however, lives on, thanks to Kayven’s Helping Hands, the organization founded by his parents to give other kids the same opportunities that Kayven had, including Cub Scouting.

Coming Soon!