Little Free Library (Stacy Holmes)
If you have been following the Little Free Library Lake Highlands saga, the city’s Quality of Life and Environment Committee will be involved in the next episode, a Nov. 9 briefing.
A memo from the director of libraries, Jo Giudice, notes that:
“The Quality of Life and Environment Committee will be briefed on Little Free Libraries on Monday, Nov. 9 at 9 a.m. You can tune in on your computer and watch the live feed by clicking the link in the middle of the page that says “watch city meetings online.” They are also broadcast on DCC (channel 16 on local TV) on cable — I don’t think you can see that channel if you have Dish Network.”
For background, Little Free Libraries are an emerging trend by which home, business and other property owners construct small, front lawn book exchange cases aimed at encouraging literacy and community interaction.
One Lake Highlands resident, Stacy Holmes, worked hard building hers, only to learn that it was not allowed under current city code. It hadn’t been a problem in other parts of Dallas, primarily because no one ever complained about them. That was not the case in Lake Highlands, where at least one neighbor has opposed the LFL. Former District 10 councilman Jerry Allen, and later the new city council representative Adam McGough, have both taken steps to address the code in question and possibly put a plan in action to change things.
Holmes says those in support of LFL’s should watch the upcoming briefing and voice support to their city council representative.
