Branford Little Free Library Charter #105208

12/01/2025

10/30/2025

The little free library is officially up and running! Come by and check it out!

06/18/2025

05/24/2024

Hi everyone, Lori here. The library had to be taken down.

Thank you for the past several years you have given us.

The library will be back up and running soon ❤️🌞.

04/18/2024

Words of wisdom from author Neil Gaiman in celebration of National Library Week! "You should be especially nice to a librarian today, or tomorrow. Sometime this week, anyway. Probably the librarians would like tea. Or chocolates. Or a reliable source of funding.”

If you have a favorite library that you love, please tag it in the comments and drop their librarians a quick thanks for

For Mighty Girl books that speak to the invaluable role that libraries and librarians play in our lives, we recommend "Madeline Finn and the Library Dog" for ages 4 to 8 (https://www.amightygirl.com/madeline-finn-and-the-library-dog), "The Library" for ages 4 to 8 (https://www.amightygirl.com/the-library), "Matilda" for ages 7 to 12 (https://www.amightygirl.com/matilda-1), and "Voices" for ages 12 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/voices)

For more girl-empowering stories that celebrate libraries and the joy of reading, visit our blog post on "35 Mighty Girl Stories about Books, Libraries, and Literacy" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=11656

Neil Gaiman is the author of several beloved Mighty Girl books, including "Blueberry Girl," a poetic tribute to courageous and adventurous girls for ages 3 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/blueberry-girl); "Coraline," a spooky tale about a young girl who discovers an alternative world to her own for ages 10 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/coraline-book); and "The Sleeper and the Spindle," a reimagined fairy tale starring a heroic Snow White for ages 12 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/the-sleeper-and-the-spindle)

Thanks to the American Library Association for sharing this image!

02/19/2024

In celebration of National Engineers Week, we're featuring our favorite children's books about female engineers throughout history, as well as fictional stories about Mighty Girls who love to invent, design, and make their ideas come to life! Even today, women are still highly underrepresented in engineering and progress has been slow with the percentage of engineering bachelors degrees awarded to women in the U.S. increasing only from 17.8% in 2010 to 22.5% in 2019. Too often, girls consider engineering a 'male' field or they simply don't know what engineers do.

One easy way to spark girls' interest in engineering and show them that engineering is for girls is by introducing them to the real-life women role models who have often been at the forefront of various engineering fields. Today's kids will become the next generation of engineers building our world — let's make sure there are plenty of female voices included!

To read our blog post, "30 Books About Mighty Girls and Women in Engineering" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=35594

You can also find toys and kits to encourage your Mighty Girl's interest in building and invention in our blog post, "Building Her Dreams: 60 Building Toys for Mighty Girls" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=10430

As always, if you purchase books that you discover on A Mighty Girl via the "Buy from Amazon" and other links found within this blog post and on every product page, we receive a small commission at no added cost to you, which allows us to maintain our website and continue to provide girl-empowering resources like this page for you as your own Mighty Girl grows. We appreciate your support!

02/07/2024

Today's A Mighty Girl Community Pick: "Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You" by Nancy Tillman. With their poetic text and dreamy illustrations, Tillman’s books do a beautiful job of conveying the power and presence of a parent’s love. In this gentle book, a parent’s love follows a little girl through fanciful adventures with wild animals around the world and then home to where she lies, tucked safely into bed. If love could take shape it might look something like these heartfelt words and images from the inimitable Nancy Tillman. Perfect for sharing with a loved one on Valentine's Day or any time of year, no matter how near or far, young or old, they are. Highly recommended for ages 3 and up.

"Wherever You Are" is available at https://www.amightygirl.com/wherever-you-are

For more beloved picture books by Tillman, we recommend "On the Night You Were Born" (https://www.amightygirl.com/on-the-night-you-were-born), "I'd Know You Anywhere, My Love" (https://amzn.to/3rt0TFj), "I Knew You Could Do It!" (https://amzn.to/3fiDqzs), "You and Me and the Wishing Tree" (https://amzn.to/33P3c8Q), and "Because You're Mine" (https://amzn.to/3ybwigM)

For another sweet book to remind younger children that your love will follow them whenever they go, we also recommend the board book "I Will Love You Forever" for ages 0 to 2 at https://www.amightygirl.com/i-will-love-you-forever

For more books about the love of family, check out our blog post "To My Mighty Girl With Love: 40 Stories About Parents, Grandparents, and Siblings," visit https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=11094

01/14/2024

🍫 Want to hear something SWEET?! 🍭

Tickets to The Firelight Event in Guilford, CT launch in 10 days!

Tickets go live on 1/24 at noon (EST). We always expect a sell out, but this year has a roaring energy we're ready for!

When the time comes, go to www.thefanfestsociety.com. ⬅️

01/09/2024

In Kansas City, Missouri the streets are lined with books! Specifically, 22 giant books adorn the side of the Central Library's parking garage. The "bookshelf" of 25-foot tall tomes includes classics such as Charlotte's Web, Fahrenheit 451, O Pioneers!, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Silent Spring, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and To Kill a Mockingbird. To read more about the "Community Bookshelf" and view a list of the volumes included, visit the library's website at https://bit.ly/2IfTi7M

If your Mighty Girl love to read, you can find girl-empowering series and box sets for all ages from tots to teens in our blog post on "The Whole Story: Mighty Girl Book Box Sets and Collections" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=10588

For Mighty Girl books that pay tribute to the important role that libraries and books play in children's lives, visit our blog post "35 Mighty Girl Books Celebrating Reading, Libraries, and Literacy" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=11656

To discover Mighty Girl classics that have been beloved by generations, check out our blog post, "Beloved Books: 50 Classic Mighty Girl Stories," at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=18921

01/07/2024

01/05/2024

We are excited to Welcome Ranger Russ from the Meigs Point Nature Center at Hammonasset State Park aboard the train on March 2 & 3 for a fun family experience once again this year!
Reptiles on the Rails!
Join us for a 2 hour ride through the Connecticut River Valley as we explore the beauty of our natural surroundings in winter with Ranger Russ as our tour guide! Keep an eye out for eagles and other wildlife along the way!
Snakes on a Train!?!?! 🐍🐍🐍Yes!!!!
Ranger Russ will host a ½ hour presentation about native snakes of the area and have some on board for up close and personal viewing! We can’t wait to learn more about our scaly friends and how to best live in harmony with them, as well as which ones to avoid!
Limited tickets are available for this awesome wildlife adventure - it sold out quickly last year - so book your seat today! 🐢
bit.ly/3RPTOKO 🚂✨

No food or drinks are provided on this excursion.
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Learn more about Ranger Russ and Meig’s Point Nature Center here:
https://www.meigspointnaturecenter.org/about-ranger-russ/

12/15/2023

Apo Whang-Od, the Indigenous tattooist from the Philippines who is hailed for saving the traditional batok tattoo art form, was featured on the cover of Vogue magazine this year – at the age of 106! Her appearance on Vogue's Philippine edition makes her the oldest person ever to be featured, but Vogue editor-in-chief Bea Valdes says Whang-Od was a natural choice to feature: "We believe that the concept of beauty needs to evolve, and include diverse and inclusive faces and forms." Whang-Od was once the last known mambabatok, a title given to traditional Kalinga tattooists, who use a thorn and natural dyes for stick-and-poke tattoos. In the past fifteen years, though, her art has been increasingly celebrated, and it's sparked an interest in learning the practice among young Filipinos. Traditional mambabatoks only pass the skill down through their own bloodline, so Whang-Od has been teaching her grand-nieces – but she's also still tattooing herself. "Why not keep tattooing while I can see?" she says. "I’ll only stop when I can no longer see, so I can continue to give people the mark of Buscalan, the mark of Kalinga."

For a lovely picture book about a Ghanaian grandmother sharing the story and significance of the tribal markings on her face with her granddaughter's classmates, we recommend "Nana Akua Goes to School" for ages 4 to 8 at https://www.amightygirl.com/nana-akua-goes-to-school

For a powerful middle grade novel about a Filipino-American girl who connects with her grandfather over traditional folktales, we recommend "Any Day With You" for ages 8 to 12 at https://www.amightygirl.com/any-day-with-you

For stories that celebrate the unique knowledge and wisdom that elders have to share, visit our post "60 Books About Mighty Girls & Their Grandparents" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=11781

And to encourage your own Mighty Girl's interest in the arts, visit the 'Arts & Crafts' section of A Mighty Girl's 2023 Holiday Gift Guide at https://www.amightygirl.com/holiday-guide