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West Hollywood:City Offers $600 Grants to Little Free Library Stewards

May 25, 2016

Have you ever dreamed of getting paid to start a Little Free Library? If you live in West Hollywood, California, you’re in luck.

There, the city is offering eight $600 grants to build and maintain Little Free Libraries.

It’s a great deal: To receive one of the grants, residents of West Hollywood apply through the city’s website, pledging to install, register, and maintain a Little Free Library on private property for at least one year. The Libraries can be purchased or built by the steward.

Renters can get in on the action, too, as long as they get their landlord’s permission first, reports The Los Angeles Times.

According to Mike Che, the city’s arts and economic development coordinator, a group of West Hollywood residents approached the city with the idea, which was quickly embraced by the city council.