SonAustin,nowa10th-grader,didn'tseethepointofbuildingalibrarythatresemblesamailbox.ButJaneyinsisted,andhusbandPeterunwillinglygottowork.The51-year-oldownerofashipsupplycompanymodifiedasmallwoodenhousethathe'dbuiltyearsearlierfordaughterAbbie'stoyhorses,andmadeadoorofglass.

Afteraddingthelibrary'sfinaltouches(装点),thefamilyhungasignboardonthefront,instructingusersto“takeabook,returnabook，”andmakingtheHenriksenlibrary,nowoneofseveralhundredlikeitnationwideandamongmorethan2，500intheworld,theonlyLittleFreeLibraryinPalmBeachCounty.

Theystockeditwith20orsobooksthey'dalreadyread,amixofsciencefiction,referencetitles,novelsandkids'favorites.“Itoldthem,keepinmindthatyoumightnotseeitagain，”saidJaney,astay-at-homemom.

Sincethen,thecollectionkeepsreplenishing(补充)itself,thankstoongoingdonationsfromborrowers.Thelibrarynowgetsanaverageoffivevisitsaday.

Theproject'sbestpayoff,saysPeter,arethethank-younotesleftbehind.“Wehadnoideainthebeginningthatitwouldbesopopular.”