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I'm surprised to see reports that this concept works for some people. We have a bunch around the Bay Area, and they are inevitably full of garbage books that th

I'm surprised to see reports that this concept works for some people. We have a bunch around the Bay Area, and they are inevitably full of garbage books that their owners weren't comfortable trashing. They're not really books they expect you to read, just books they want out of the house. You put semi-possibly-usable trash on the curb, you put trash books into the Little Free Library.

patcon 5y ago
then borrow those books and throw them out :) Fix the system by creating space for better books. (Though be careful this isn't just you not enjoying certain books others love -- if that's the case, then you might tread into "that asshole" territory :) )
- mulmen 5y ago
  Or donate books that you think are worthwhile.
  - legerdemain 5y ago
    The box is usually stuffed pretty full of unwanted books. And I really don't want the responsibility of policing what books end up in those things. If they're full of trash, they're full of trash.
    - mulmen 5y ago
      You don’t have to police anything. You can just participate.
      - patcon 5y ago
        Heh, or even just borrow them to confirm how bad they are as you stuff your own in. What you do with them after (once you take them home and confirm their shittiness) if up to you, karma-free :)