St. Cloud has joined the Little Free Library movement, and thanks to a small group of local firefighters, it has a safety piece as well.
Little Free Libraries, a nationwide book-sharing movement to ensure all children have access to things to read, exist in towns everywhere. The concept is simple – children are encouraged to take books found inside they’d enjoy to read, and leave ones for others.
St. Cloud Fire Rescue Lt. David Miller has created the added level of public safety; he wants to leave “Fire Pals” fire safety and prevention literature in each box as well, so children can learn how to stay safe when tending to or working around a fire.
The idea came from a discussion with his wife Mikayla, who works for a Winter Park library and mentioned the little library box program.