What started as a small project in a midtown front yard has turned into an unexpected way for neighbors to connect.
Seven years ago, the McKiernans set up a homemade wooden box on their lawn in Tucson’s Dodge Flower neighborhood. At first, they didn’t expect a lot of engagement.
“I just think it’s what neighborhoods should be, like we can walk around the neighborhood and we’d know quite a few people,” Maggie McKiernan explains.
The couple recently gave their little library a facelift, but the new door didn’t quite line up, leading to a nickname that stuck…