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Manatee County’s Conservatory Park has a new attraction — a Little Free Library.

The wooden library is the sixth of its kind in Manatee County parks. The Little Free Library program follows the mantra of “take a book, return a book.”

East County’s Mary Lou McFate, the honorary regent of the Sara DeSoto chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, suggested the project in October. Randy Cooper, a longtime parks and volunteer, crafted the library with cedar boards and a handle recycled from an old chest.

A dedication ceremony is scheduled for Feb. 28.