Mission

Create . Sell . Donate

Our goal is simple: provide books to our community. We create and sell items with all profits going towards the purchase of books and maintenance of our Little Free Libraries around Lakeland, Florida.

What are Little Free Libraries? Little Free Library (LFL) is a nonprofit organization based in St. Paul, Minnesota. LFL sells book sharing boxes and also donates them full of books to underserved urban, suburban, rural, and Indigenous communities. Check out the map of libraries here: https://littlefreelibrary.org/map/.

We currently have two Little Free Libraries, one at Cob & Pen and the second at Swan Brewing.

Book donations are accepted on our behalf at Whatever Tees at 4020 Kidron Road, Suite 6, Lakeland, FL 33811, Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 4:00. All our products are available for purchase at Whatever Tees.

Book donations are also accepted via our “bookmobile” which rotates between local businesses every two weeks. Check our calendar and socials to find out its current location. Contact us if you are interested in hosting the bookmobile at your business!

History

Dead Swan Society was originally intended to be a literary animal- a journal, event series, or something of that nature which never materialized.  Instead, we found more inspiration and motivation to raise money for local charities, which then morphed into our Little Free Library projects.  Our name was inspired by Dead Poet’s Society, the movie, and its message of the urgency of change and art, breaking out of the mold of what’s usual and focusing on what is truly important to you.