By Dylan Jewett and Mia Costales

If you’ve ever driven around the residential neighborhoods in Arcata, there’s a good chance you’ve come across a little free library. Often quaint wooden boxes painted in bright colors and full to the brim with books, these little libraries are an unexpected goldmine of all things literary. 

Many have a “take one, leave one” policy in which community members can leave books they no longer need in exchange for a new one. Books from all genres such as children’s fiction, cook books, and even college textbooks are just some of the content that can be found in these little free libraries. 

The website littlefreelibrary.org offers a map of all of the libraries around the world registered under the nonprofit Little Free Library. Each library has an assigned charter number that you can look up on the website to pinpoint its location. There are over ten libraries in and near the Arcata area registered with Little Free Library. 

Mia Costales is a senior journalism major and the Life & Arts Editor for The Lumberjack. With a background in music performance, she hopes to combine her love of music and the arts with her passion for localized news and activism to bring thoughtful and informed stories to the public.

Dylan Jewett is a junior journalism major at Cal Poly Humboldt. They are an avid photographer and loves to crochet, hang out with their cat, and go to concerts in their free time.