Booking Through Thursday: Little Free Libraries

Welcome to Booking Through Thursday, a weekly bookish meme about books and reading for everyone who loves both. Booking Through Thursday was first hosted by Deb. With permission, I’ve restarted it in 2026.

This week’s prompt: Little Free Libraries

As a follow-up to last week’s post about libraries, have you ever visited a Little Free Library? Did you know that there are Little Free Libraries all over the world?

Also, if you’re new here (and even if you’re not), you might not know that I’m a Little Free Library steward. I started back in 2021 (an age ago, I know). You can read about how it started and how it’s going.

My little library could use some fresh paint this year, but it’s been going strong. It’s fun to be a steward. A hobby that’s about books and gets you outside? I’ll take it.

Have you ever visited a Little Free Library? Did you know that you can find them all over the world?


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Book-packing event

I was going to write a bit more about libraries, along with how I’m approaching this current revision. However, I attended a book-packing event yesterday at the Little Free Library headquarters in St. Paul.

It was so much fun. Between packing books for shipment across the country and taking some for our own libraries, I think we cleared out the two big bins of donated books. I was able to restock my own library, which has been looking a little thin lately. Someone has already snagged the really cool dinosaur book I brought back.  

But now? Well, now. I. Am. Tired.

So I’ll save my musings for next week, but leave you with these beautiful murals on the building’s exterior. I especially love the optical illusion with the butterflies.

Booking Through Thursday: your local library

Welcome to Booking Through Thursday, a weekly bookish meme about books and reading for everyone who loves both. Booking Through Thursday was first hosted by Deb. With permission, I’ve restarted it in 2026.

This week’s prompt:

Happy National Library Week! And in honor of National Library Week, do you have a local library that you visit? If so, tell us about it.

If not, do you visit your library’s website and take advantage of what it offers virtually?

Do you have a local library that you visit? If so, tell us about it.


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Booking Through Thursday: learning to read

Welcome to Booking Through Thursday, a weekly bookish meme about books and reading for everyone who loves both. Booking Through Thursday was first hosted by Deb. With permission, I’ve restarted it in 2026.

This week’s prompt:

Do you remember learning to read? Or do you have an early memory of reading that stands out? Maybe it was a particular book or a series that you loved so much you couldn’t help but become a lifelong reader.

Do you remember learning to read? If not, what is your earliest memory of reading?


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Booking Through Thursday: Goldilocks reading

Welcome to Booking Through Thursday, a weekly bookish meme about books and reading for everyone who loves both. Booking Through Thursday was first hosted by Deb. With permission, I’ve restarted it in 2026.

This week’s prompt:

Are you a Goldilocks reader? Do you like everything to be just right? You know, the lighting, the temperature, the right blanket, along with a drink and snacks? Or are you someone who can read nearly anywhere?

If so, you can still tell us about your ideal reading space.

Are you a Goldilocks reader (everything needs to be just right)? Or can you read anywhere?


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Booking Through Thursday: Poetry

Welcome to Booking Through Thursday, a weekly bookish meme about books and reading for everyone who loves both. Booking Through Thursday was first hosted by Deb. With permission, I’ve restarted it in 2026.

This week’s prompt:

Happy April! In honor of National Poetry Month, today’s prompt is all about poetry. Do you read it? Have a favorite poet? Avoid it altogether? Let us know in the comments or on your blog.

Do you read poetry or have a favorite poet?


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Booking Through Thursday: seasonal reading

Welcome to Booking Through Thursday, a weekly bookish meme about books and reading for everyone who loves both. Booking Through Thursday was first hosted by Deb. With permission, I’ve restarted it in 2026.

This week’s prompt:

It’s spring here in the Northern Hemisphere, so this week’s question is about seasonal reading. Does your reading change along with the seasons?

Let us know in the comments below or on your own blog.

Does your reading change with the seasons?


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Booking Through Thursday: vacation reading

Welcome to Booking Through Thursday, a weekly bookish meme about books and reading for everyone who loves both. Booking Through Thursday was first hosted by Deb. With permission, I’ve restarted it in 2026.

This week’s prompt:

In honor of all the upcoming spring breaks—and breaks in general—what kinds of books do you like to read while on vacation?

Let us know in the comments below or on your own blog.

What kinds of books do you like to read on vacation?


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Booking Through Thursday: required reading

Welcome to Booking Through Thursday, a weekly bookish meme about books and reading for everyone who loves both. Booking Through Thursday was first hosted by Deb. With permission, I’ve restarted it in 2026.

This week’s prompt:

Whether it was middle school, high school, or college—or maybe even a book club—did you ever encounter a book from a required reading list that you dreaded, but ended up loving?

Or simply appreciating it, if love is too strong a word. Let us know in the comments below or on your own blog.

What book from a required reading list did you end up loving (or, at least, appreciating)?


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Booking Through Thursday: favorite format

Welcome to Booking Through Thursday, a weekly bookish meme about books and reading for everyone who loves both. Booking Through Thursday was first hosted by Deb. With permission, I’ve restarted it in 2026.

This week’s prompt:

In honor of Read an Ebook Week, let’s talk about formats. Do you have a favorite?

Do you have a favorite format—be it paper, electronic, or audio—for reading? Does it depend on when and where you’re reading? Or are you a single-format-only reader?


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P.S. The prompt is always open, and you don’t have to play on Thursday. Comment whenever you like!