Little Free Libraries have sprung up in a plethora of communities across the United States, and national library and literacy organizations have showered them with accolades. The Little Free Library organization touts the book boxes as increasing access to books and encouraging reading, creativity, and interaction. Despite their popularity, scholars have yet to explore Little Free Libraries fully. Using semistructured interviews and document analysis, this research explores the practices of Little Free Library curators. Framed by library practices, such as collection management, and philosophies, centrally, intellectual freedom, the analysis finds the Little Free Library organization and book box owners willing to practice censorship when materials do not reflect their values. I argue that some Little Free Library stewards’ practices align with those of contemporary librarians, whereas others are more akin to book challengers seeking to remove materials from public and school libraries and school curricula.

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“我在那里没有那个”：很少的免费图书馆管理员和知识自由

小小免费图书馆如雨后春笋般出现在美国各地的众多社区中，国家图书馆和识字组织为此赞誉不已。利特尔自由图书馆组织（Little Free Library）吹捧图书盒，以此来增加对图书的访问并鼓励阅读，创造力和互动能力。尽管很受欢迎，但学者们尚未完全探索Little Free Libraries。使用半结构化访谈和文档分析，本研究探索了Little Free Library策展人的实践。在图书馆实践（例如馆藏管理和哲学）的框架下，集中于知识自由，该分析发现，小自由图书馆组织和书箱所有者愿意在材料不反映其价值的情况下进行审查。