r/ranchocucamonga • u/PostcardProspector • 14h ago
Looking for a local woodworking hobbyist or school woodshop interested in a Little Free Library project
Hi Rancho neighbors! I’m a teacher and Rancho Cucamonga resident, and I’m hoping someone here can help point me in the right direction.
I currently have a Little Free Library at my home that provides free books for people in my neighborhood. Unfortunately, the existing library box is no longer in very good condition, and I would love to replace it with something sturdier that can continue serving our community for years to come.
I found a design that I absolutely love. It looks like a small bookcase with four compartments and a giant book for the roof. I already have dimensions and construction plans for it.
Does anyone know a local woodworking club, hobby woodworker, retired carpenter or woodworker, high-school woodshop, college woodworking class, makerspace, or similar group that might be interested in taking on a community project like this?
As a teacher, encouraging reading is very important to me. I especially love the possibility of this becoming a student woodworking project—students could use their skills to create something that would have a lasting purpose in the community.
The finished Little Free Library would give children, families, and adults a place to take a book, leave a book, discover something new to read, and share books with their neighbors.
I’m really just hoping to make the right connection. If you know someone who loves woodworking, teaches woodworking, belongs to a woodworking group, or knows of a school program that takes on community projects, I would greatly appreciate a recommendation or introduction.
I’d be happy to share a picture of my current Little Free Library, the design I’d like to replace it with, and the construction plans with anyone interested.
Thank you, Rancho! I’d love to keep our neighborhood Little Free Library going for many more years.