The Charlotte area Little Free Library Cooperative is seeking a new librarian to replace 25 year veteran Charles Binder who will retire at the end of June 2025. Binder, who revolutionized organization of the vast array of tiny free lending locations, announced his retirement last arbor day after being diagnosed with late onset dyslexia.
Binder’s ruthless editing of little library collections earned him the respect of many parents and cyclists. “Before Binder, it was just a random collection of four page children’s board books, pregnancy related advice, and Bill Bryson books,” said Sedgefield resident Arny Crittenden about the branch near the United Methodist Church. “I mean he created controversy by eliminating all those board books, but he promised that they would be recycled.”
Another continual problem that Binder tackled was the juxtaposition of children’s and adult literature. “Some locations like Dilworth should probably just be children’s books,” says Binder, “while ’50 Shades of Grey’ could be handled by Plaza-Midwood. Regardless no one needs board books with bunny ears sticking out the top.”