To inspire the love of reading, the Community Recreation Department is installing Little Free Libraries at some City parks. Take a book or leave a book at any of these parks. The Little Free Library is a global literacy movement with 100,000 registered mini-libraries in all 50 states and 108 countries around the globe. To date, more than 120 million books have been shared through this program.

Bring people together and promote a community of readers!
By sponsoring a Free Little Library you or your organization will have the opportunity to join the City of Coral Gables in developing a system of Little Free Libraries within the existing parks system and start a neighborhood movement to share books.

Complete a Little Free Library Sponsorship Form HERE

The cost of a Little Free Library Sponsorship Package is valued at $1,000 each, and includes:

Purchase and installation of a Composite Two Story Forest Little Free Library at a park of your choice within the approved listing of available park locations.
Starter kit of books.
Commemorative small tribute plaque in honor of the individual or organization.
Opportunity to hold a ribbon-cutting on site.
A registered library located on the Little Free Library World Map HERE.
Additional proceeds will go towards Community Recreation literacy initiatives such as the annual Coral Gables Summer Family Literacy Festival.

Approved Park Locations for Little Free Library Placement**:

Alcazar Plaza
Balboa Plaza
Betsy Adams and the Coral Gables Garden Club Park
Blue Road Open Space
Carlos S. Kakouris Park
Cartagena Park
Catalonia Park*
Coral Bay Park
Coral Gables Merrick House*
Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center
Country Club Prado
Durango Park
Enrique “Henry” Cepero Memorial Park
Ferdinand Park
Fred B. Hartnett Ponce Circle Park
Freedom Plaza
Granada Golf Course
Granada Park
Ingraham Park
J. Fritz and Frances Gordon Park
Jaycee Park
Leucadendra Drive Triangle
Lisbon Park
Lola B. Walker Pioneers' Park
Loretta Sheehy Park
MacFarlane Linear Park
Maggiore Park
Majorca Park*
Marlin Park
Merrick Park
Miss Lamar Louise Curry Park
Nellie B. Moore Park
Phillips Park
Pierce Park
Pittman Park
Ponce de Leon Park
Robert J. Fewell Park
Rotary Centennial Park*
Ruth Bryan Owen Waterway Park
Salvadore Park
San Benito Green
San Sebastian Park
Sarto Green
Sunrise Harbor Park
Tiziano Park
Venetia Park
Venetian Pool
War Memorial Youth Center
William A. Cooper Park
William H. Kerdyk Biltmore Tennis Center
William H. Kerdyk, Jr., and Family Park
Young Park

*Little Free Library already placed at this location.

**Alternative City property locations would need to be approved by the Community Recreation Department Director.

Little Free Library Locations