DIXON, CA (MPG) - When heading toward the Chamber of Commerce, you might think you’re seeing double as you pass the Dixon United Methodist Church but that’s okay, because there are now two. Although one is a Little Free Library recently installed and housed in a small replica of the actual church building.

The Church had been looking for someone to build one since 2017. Then, an Eagle Scout built a bench in 2018 and the idea was to get the LFL right next to it but then they couldn’t find anyone, and then COVID hit.

But that, apparently wasn’t all bad as Pastor Cathy Morris took communion out to various members and to a variety of neighborhoods including to Ed Wisniewski’s home in Woodland. His wife Sarah is a former Dixonite, and they had a LFL in front of their house so the connection was made. Ed designed, built, and put it into place close to the full-size church building.

“He’s a really good wood worker and volunteered. He did a fantastic job,” said Suzanne Galloway of DUMC. “And, we already have a couple people in the women’s group who will act as custodians. We’ve even got two carts to help roll books up and down the ramp,” she added.

LFL is the world’s largest book-sharing movement, founded as a non-profit in 2012 and strives to be a catalyst for building community and book access through a global network of volunteers. That should make four official LFLs in Dixon with a couple of additional small, private libraries. The others are located at 680 West A Street, 695 West B Street, 395 Fitzpatrick Court, and on Bellos Drive in Valley Glen.