Little Free Libraries, which allow passersby to take or leave a book, come in all shapes and sizes. A brand-new addition to Long Beach Island’s collection of little libraries is situated on the north side of the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School in Surf City, and resembles the Barnegat Lighthouse with its height and a striking red-and-white paint job.

This Little Free Library was donated by local residents Mike Rank, Dave Jones and Marion Romano, with assistance from The Home Depot, “in a…