Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
JOHN DEMARIO, left, and Jerry Pisani show off the Little Free Library they made to be installed in Ironwood's Depot Park at a ribbon-cutting event in June. The library, donated by the local chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, allows users to borrow a book and return it when they're done or replace it with a different one.
By RICHARD JENKINS
IRONWOOD - Those enjoying Festival Ironwood activities over the next several days may notice a new feature in Depot Park, as the city workers installed a Little Free Library in front of the Old Depot Building that houses the Ironwood Chamber of Commerce and Ironwood Historical Society Monday.
The little library, a replica of the depot building behind it, uses the "take a penny, leave a penny" concept honor system to spread literacy in communities. Users can take a book from the library, returning it when they are done or replacing it with a differ...
