A handwritten note left by a homeless man inside a small community library in North Yorkshire, UK, has gone viral widely on social media.
The note was discovered inside a converted red telephone box in the village of Kirk Deighton, where locals had created a free public library for residents and visitors.
In the short message, the man thanked the community for making books available to people like him.
The 28-word letter explained that he was homeless and often spent his evenings sitting near the village war memorial reading.
“Having these books available adds a little brightness to my day,” the note read.
The man, who has not been publicly identified, reportedly left the message inside the library as a gesture of gratitude towards villagers who helped maintain the shared space.
The letter quickly spread online, drawing emotional reactions from social media users.
“Reading for pleasure is a gift and that little note is testimony to the good work you are doing for your local community,” one person wrote.
“People don’t often take the trouble to write a note in gratitude. John is one of the good ones.”
Another user wrote
“So much in one story - the importance of libraries, reading books saves the soul, valuing a community & everyone in it & why the f**k do we have homeless people in the 6th richest country,” the person wrote.
“We are a shameful little Island.”
