Barby the Book Fairy isn't a mystical creature. In fact, she is a very real person who has donated more than 10,000 books to Little Free Libraries across Milwaukee since April 2020.

"I was actually really surprised by the amount of applications. I got over 30 applications," Barbara Cerda, a.k.a Barby The Book Fairy, said.

Her goal has always been to encourage reading and make it as accessible as possible. By creating Little Free Libraries, even more people have the ability to walk and pick up a free book.

Barbara stocks the shelves of dozens of Little Free Libraries across the city with all sorts of books, from children's books, to textbooks, to cook books. However, she focuses on stocking the shelves with Black and Brown authors and especially Spanish literature.

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