Gillianna Diaz, 12, helped build and continues to maintain this little library outside her home in Antioch, Calif., that has a “cottage design.” (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Whether it’s a Hemingway classic, a George R.R. Martin fantasy, a steamy romance or a children’s storybook you’re looking for, one — or all — of those could be waiting just down your street.
Little Free Libraries have sprung up across the Bay Area in recent years in curbside boxes that are as unique as their stewards, from a Victorian steampunk-style version in San Jose to a midcentury mod in Pinole. They’re not outliers, either. The