And at least for the City of Park Hills, one such phone box on Front Street in Old Elvins is still quite functional.

The former bright blue Southwestern Bell “Phone from Car” box on the corner of Front Street and Polk Avenue has recently been transformed into a black and orange polka-dotted Little Free Library (LFL).

Little Free Libraries are based on the philosophy of "take a book, return a book" and a desire for community. LFL’s are available for everyone to use freely regardless of where they live and whether they possess a library card.

This was actually the second LFL to pop up in town. Park Hills' first miniature library was placed downtown at the corner of Main and Coffman streets in October 2015, joining the movement of over 25,000 Little Free Libraries established around the world.

LFL’s are, as their name states, free for anyone to use at any time of the day or night. You can take a book, read it and return it, or even choose to keep the book.

“No library card is required,” said Lisa Sisk, director of the Park Hills Public Library. “We just ask that if you’re going to take a book, please replace it with a book so we can keep it stocked. Someone might be interested in what you leave.”