Steep Permit Fee Threatens Free Sidewalk Libraries In San Francisco

CBS San Francisco

May 15, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO -- A San Francisco couple's Little Free Library in front of their home has become the focal point of a debate about permits required by the city.

When Susan and Joe Myers set up a Little Free Library outside their home on Pine Street, it became a beloved gathering place, where anyone could take a book or donate one.

"It's such a surprise. Sometimes, when we go in and out, we say 'Wait a minute. We have to see what's inside the library,'" Myers said.

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