Our little free library has turned into a small food pantry! If you need anything, please stop by @roepanther A big THANK YOU ?? to our community as we help those in need. pic.twitter.com/8eKSeugZic

— Roesland Elementary (@roepanther) March 16, 2020

Somebody stocked the Little Free Library in my neighborhood with food ❤️ pic.twitter.com/JV1mpvnBzy

— Matt Wood (@woodtang) March 17, 2020

my parents made their Little Free Library into a mini food shelf so that’s pretty cool :’) pic.twitter.com/u05h1Dym3b

— Natalie Kissell (@natalie_kissell) March 17, 2020

Our little town in the middle of nowhere has a few boxes around town for free books. Kind of a take-a-book-leave-a-book thing. Basically free books for peeps around town to have/borrow/keep.

Today, those boxes look like this: pic.twitter.com/P7L3CEDfXw

— Chris Field (@ChrisMField) March 18, 2020

My family has some spare toilet paper so we decided to share some in the Little Free Pantry outside my work. I figured it was something small I could do. I hope it helped someone. #dogood #ToiletPaperApocalypse pic.twitter.com/kEonbzQwtH

— Caffeinated Fae ? - Book Blogger (@CaffeinatedFae) March 13, 2020

This morning I stocked our free neighborhood little #library with TP. The best way to cheer yourself up, is to cheer up someone else! ❤️☀️ #PayItForward #community #freelittlelibrary #AmeriCAN #convid19 #coronavirus #freetoiletpaper #toiletpaper @LittleFreeLibra pic.twitter.com/UqIjn1fuLu

— Breanna Brown (@BreannaJBrown) March 20, 2020

Our Free Little Library is temporarily an emergency food bank for anyone in need. Stay well. Help others. pic.twitter.com/BtbsvvHZGT

— Dream Center PC (@DreamCenterPC) March 19, 2020

・ヘルプをオファーするメモを投函する住民も

　善意で広がっているのはパントリーの輪だけではない。欧米では、近所に住む高齢者や身体が不自由な人たちへの買い物を代わりに行おうと、地域住民らが積極的に声をかけ合い、メモを玄関口に滑り込ませたり、パンをメモと一緒に置いたりしている。

Becky my wonderful wife came up with a great idea last night, and it's already going viral. Wash your hands, print this, fill it out and pop it in your neighbour's letterbox. Simples. #viralkindness #COVID_19uk #coronavirusuk https://t.co/wnxVhvk742 pic.twitter.com/tnVQMIiSMI

— Jonny Green (@MrJonnyGreen) March 13, 2020

　これらの地域の小さな親切は、パンデミックによる社会閉鎖が原因で経済的影響を最も受けやすい人たちの大きな支援になるだけでなく、孤立した日々を過ごしている人たちに「あなたはひとりじゃないよ」というメッセージを伝えている。

References:lithub.comなど / written by Scarlet / edited by parumo