They were tired of what she calls "the bubble."
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"I have always been really intrigued by the Little Free Library concept and just how much of a community it brings, and I thought it would be a good idea for Bookmans to jump in there and work with these wonderful, kind people," he says.Īctually, community is the whole reason Rodriguez and her family built a Little Free Library for their front yard. The Little Free Library map shows around 60 in Tucson. He says so far, Bookmans is working with around 20 of the libraries. In October, Robertson began offering to supply books for Little Free Libraries in Tucson. Your kids can drop letters to Santa off here until December 21. James Robertson, the marketing coordinator for the store, says he also plans to help with letter responses. Rodriguez is also partnering with Bookmans East this year, starting with a letter-writing kickoff at the store, 6230 E. Think Reid Park Zoo, the Children's Museum Tucson, Lucky Strike Bowl, the Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures and more. Not only will Santa reply to every letter, but she's reached out to businesses in town to stuff a ticket or gift card for a local attraction in as many letters as possible. "They love this book, 'The Elf on the Shelf,' so Mommy is just helping Elf on the Shelf." That's what she tells Alexandra and Angelika. The next year, around 50 children wrote letters to Santa. That first year, she received about 35 letters to Santa and sent back a bookmark, certificate, a letter from Santa and chocolate to each child. "I was thinking if I got a mailbox from a neighbor and painted it, kids could leave a letter and we can send a letter back for free." "I was thinking, not only is this expensive, but it's a really neat idea." she says. Several years ago, Rodriguez was horrified when she tried to get personalized Santa letters for her two younger daughters, Alexandra, 9, and Angelika, 6. The setup is one of many seasonal displays the Rodriguez family constructs around their tiny literary outpost, Alex's Little Free Library, a cabinet of books that anyone can add to or take from.Īnd while the cat is stuffed, and the fire is fake, the magic is real.įor the third time this year, the family has put up a re-purposed mailbox near the library where kids can drop off letters to Santa. Alex's Little Free Library has been transformed into a letter-writing station to Santa.
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