Trish and Albert O’Neill have been renovating their home at 213 South Green St. this past year, and the very last touch was one of Trish’s dreams, a Little Free Library where residents can walk up and take a book or leave a book for others.

They didn’t know that as soon as it was finished, on March 15, that the COVID-19 emergency would close local libraries and schools. For those needing a new read, the free library is an oasis.