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Find a Little Free Library and leave some good books you don’t plan on reading or rereading soon. Every city should have these. Benefit of this is that karma wo

by briga 3y ago

Find a Little Free Library and leave some good books you don’t plan on reading or rereading soon. Every city should have these. Benefit of this is that karma works and someone else will usually leave something nice.

chaps 3y ago
This is what I do to get rid of books. There are a few near my home, so if I go for a walk around the neighborhood I'll bring a book to dropoff. It's really interesting to see which books stay and which books leave. Nobody's picked up the haskell book in the months it's been there, but Watchmen has come and gone a few times.
- nerpderp82 3y ago
  I had seen the Haskell book, I'd probably have started camping that little library.
  - chaps 3y ago
    There was a C++ book in there yesterday!
    - nerpderp82 3y ago
      Damn, I was just in Chicago! Next time.
sircastor 3y ago
We have about 10 working walking distance of our house. The only thing that’s prevented me from putting one up myself is the number of Little Free Libraries around. I’ve been trying to come up with a fun alternative. There is a “little blockbuster” concept, but I feel like of mostly just lose my movies instead enriching the community.
- tikhonj 3y ago
  A couple places near me have "little art galleries" where people display small art pieces, with some decoration like little action figures or easels. I think one is open so that anybody can put some art up, and another exclusively displays art chosen by the owner.
WalterBright 3y ago
There are about 4 near my home. I check them regularly. They are filled with books that stay there for several months. I'll add one when there's room. If I was running one, I'd have maybe 10x what will fit in it, and constantly rotate them. The ones that don't move within a couple months go to the thrift store. P.S. the books I add are scifi. They never last more than a week :-)
- dekleinewolf 3y ago
  > If I was running one, I'd have maybe 10x what will fit in it, and constantly rotate them. The ones that don't move within a couple months go to the thrift store. That's how I run mine. About twice a week I rotate ~10 books. Either ones that have been there for longer or ones that I know will never be taken anyway. (I leave everything for at least a week, but the 'guide to 2004 Honda Civic maintenance' never stood a chance...) Every once in a while I sort through my 'additional collection' that I keep inside my house and take the unattractive ones to the thrift store.

by briga 3y ago

chaps 3y ago

This is what I do to get rid of books. There are a few near my home, so if I go for a walk around the neighborhood I'll bring a book to dropoff. It's really interesting to see which books stay and which books leave. Nobody's picked up the haskell book in the months it's been there, but Watchmen has come and gone a few times.

nerpderp82 3y ago
I had seen the Haskell book, I'd probably have started camping that little library.
- chaps 3y ago
  There was a C++ book in there yesterday!
  - nerpderp82 3y ago
    Damn, I was just in Chicago! Next time.

sircastor 3y ago

We have about 10 working walking distance of our house. The only thing that’s prevented me from putting one up myself is the number of Little Free Libraries around. I’ve been trying to come up with a fun alternative. There is a “little blockbuster” concept, but I feel like of mostly just lose my movies instead enriching the community.

tikhonj 3y ago
A couple places near me have "little art galleries" where people display small art pieces, with some decoration like little action figures or easels. I think one is open so that anybody can put some art up, and another exclusively displays art chosen by the owner.

WalterBright 3y ago

There are about 4 near my home. I check them regularly. They are filled with books that stay there for several months. I'll add one when there's room. If I was running one, I'd have maybe 10x what will fit in it, and constantly rotate them. The ones that don't move within a couple months go to the thrift store. P.S. the books I add are scifi. They never last more than a week :-)

dekleinewolf 3y ago
> If I was running one, I'd have maybe 10x what will fit in it, and constantly rotate them. The ones that don't move within a couple months go to the thrift store. That's how I run mine. About twice a week I rotate ~10 books. Either ones that have been there for longer or ones that I know will never be taken anyway. (I leave everything for at least a week, but the 'guide to 2004 Honda Civic maintenance' never stood a chance...) Every once in a while I sort through my 'additional collection' that I keep inside my house and take the unattractive ones to the thrift store.