Girl Scout Troop Spreads Smiles and Stories with Free Library

The girls selected a kit from the Little Free Library, armed themselves with power tools and paint, and eagerly set to work constructing their project.

“We bought the kit. The girls read all the directions and put the kit together. We had to troubleshoot a little bit but they put the kit together. And then a little bit later came back, painted it and we did our girl scout colors of green and white. So they painted that and added our troop information on the back and then painted a collection of rocks to add with it and decided to do a kindness rock garden underneath,” Ahmann said.

The most significant driving factor for the whole project was to be able to spread some joy throughout the community, Ahmann said, but the joy was infectious for the girls too.

“They just couldn't believe it. They were so proud of themselves that they went start to finish on this project and had something sitting here in the community,” Ahmann said.

To celebrate their efforts, the troop held their own ribbon-cutting ceremony and has since made regular visits to check up on their newly constructed library.