Small Towns, Wisconsin Southwest Region Summer 2014 | Page 43

Movie St ars? Do You Know These Richland County’s teeming metropolis of Boaz, population 156, is the home of one of the most famous small town Little Free Libraries in Wisconsin. Thanks to the initiative of the Boaz Boosters 4-H Club, this outpost of literature has inspired many others throughout the state and in small towns across the country. It was on the Jumbotron at the Mall of America…and featured in the awardwinning film named by a diminuative (look that up in your Funk & Wagnall’s, ye wordsmiths!) Boaz film star who answered the question “Why do you love this Little Free Library?” Her answer: “Because it’s small!” You can watch a short movie trailer on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbFwszujIc0 and get the full length version to show your students and service clubs by shopping on www.littlefreelibrary.org For more information: www.littlefreelibrary.org www.facebook.com/LittleFreeLibrary www.twitter.com/LtlFreeLibrary Also at: www.Facebook.com/SmallTownsWI | www.Twitter.com/SmallTownsWI Richland Center p.43