im not convinced people actually use these things. it just makes people feel like they are doing something.
now what i do see get used alot is food pantries. my gf works for a food retailer and we would get so much free shit we would take it something that looks like a Little Library but for food. Granted some of it wasnt healthy food, but the samples coming to our house during COVID was insane. And theres nothing wrong with a snack. That thing would get cleared out regularly.
Most of them are in relatively insular neighborhoods, too, so it’s like, maybe some of your neighbors will walk by it and see the books you no longer want. Even with kids lit, tastes are really subjective so you kinda need a centralized place with a wide variety (hmmm, what would we call that?).
There’s a house close to a park near me that has a free plants and extra produce shelf thingy that seems to be doing a decent job of sharing stuff with the community nearby. Granted, they’re 1: giving away stuff people need and 2: giving it in a location that people from other neighborhoods nearby will find themselves.
People do use them. People are always going to want something to read, and you can’t beat free. The only problem is when the selection sucks. Same goes for food pantries that aren’t being maintained.
im not convinced people actually use these things. it just makes people feel like they are doing something.
now what i do see get used alot is food pantries. my gf works for a food retailer and we would get so much free shit we would take it something that looks like a Little Library but for food. Granted some of it wasnt healthy food, but the samples coming to our house during COVID was insane. And theres nothing wrong with a snack. That thing would get cleared out regularly.
the food library?
Most of them are in relatively insular neighborhoods, too, so it’s like, maybe some of your neighbors will walk by it and see the books you no longer want. Even with kids lit, tastes are really subjective so you kinda need a centralized place with a wide variety (hmmm, what would we call that?).
There’s a house close to a park near me that has a free plants and extra produce shelf thingy that seems to be doing a decent job of sharing stuff with the community nearby. Granted, they’re 1: giving away stuff people need and 2: giving it in a location that people from other neighborhoods nearby will find themselves.
People do use them. People are always going to want something to read, and you can’t beat free. The only problem is when the selection sucks. Same goes for food pantries that aren’t being maintained.