{"id":97504,"date":"2025-10-13T08:49:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T12:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?page_id=97504"},"modified":"2025-10-13T09:48:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:48:01","slug":"grange-library-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?page_id=97504","title":{"rendered":"Grange Library Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/book-exchange-logo-square.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"97634\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?attachment_id=97634\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/book-exchange-logo-square.jpg?fit=914%2C914&amp;ssl=1&amp;ver=1760361049\" data-orig-size=\"914,914\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Book Exchange Logo Revised\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/book-exchange-logo-square.jpg?fit=840%2C840&amp;ssl=1&amp;ver=1760361049\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/book-exchange-logo-square-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/book-exchange-logo-square.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/book-exchange-logo-square.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/book-exchange-logo-square.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/book-exchange-logo-square.jpg?w=914&amp;ssl=1 914w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Years ago, Granges were expected to maintain libraries&#8211;some still do. But this page is about a slightly different type of library that makes a great community service project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why not have a book exchange program at your Grange Hall? It is a community center. Right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a straightforward project \u2014 you can complete it. Start simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To help you get started, we are offering some resources and ideas. The following pages will help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Outside Libraries: <\/strong>These are commonly accessible from an external location, most often at the Grange Hall, but can be located anywhere.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inside Libraries:<\/strong> Various forms of libraries located inside Grange Halls.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sources for Books:<\/strong> When you need more, here are some sources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Existing Libraries:<\/strong> A few examples of BEBs and libraries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Templates and Documents:<\/strong> Some items that might be helpful.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note that &#8220;Little Free Library\u00ae&#8221; is a registered trademark. You cannot refer to your program as such unless you register with the organization. We&#8217;ll be using the term &#8220;Book Exchange Box&#8221; (BEB) to describe unregistered libraries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start by keeping the idea simple. We&#8217;re here to help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-f6d872f4 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-dark-gray-color has-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?page_id=97504\" style=\"border-radius:33px\">Main Library Page<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-dark-gray-color has-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?page_id=97630\" style=\"border-radius:33px\">Outside Libraries<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-dark-gray-color has-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?page_id=97719\" style=\"border-radius:33px\">Inside Libraries<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-dark-gray-color has-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?page_id=97642\" style=\"border-radius:33px\">Sources for Books<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--6\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-dark-gray-color has-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?page_id=97628\" style=\"border-radius:33px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Existing Libraries<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--7\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-dark-gray-color has-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?page_id=97683\" style=\"border-radius:33px\">Templates and Documents<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Years ago, Granges were expected to maintain libraries&#8211;some still do. But this page is about a slightly different type of library that makes a great community service project. Why not have a book exchange program at your Grange Hall? It is a community center. Right? It&#8217;s a straightforward project \u2014 you can complete it. Start &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?page_id=97504\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Grange Library Resources&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2122,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[656],"class_list":["post-97504","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"post-thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Walter Boomsma","author_link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?author=2122"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Years ago, Granges were expected to maintain libraries&#8211;some still do. But this page is about a slightly different type of library that makes a great community service project. 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