The libraries, made from trees that had to be cut down because of an emerald ash borer infestation, will be stocked with gently-used quality books for adults and children to borrow beginning Saturday. SAVOY — Little free libraries are springing up around Savoy from the trunks of trees that used to shade village boulevards. Out of a combination of Mayor Joan Dykstra's idea to promote literacy and community and the public works department's expertise at craftsmanship with the remnants of ailing ash trees have come six of what Dykstra calls the LFLs. read more