Anonymous wrote:There are 2 LFL in "competition" on my block. The newer Johnny come lately tries to entice people with spotlights at night and signage. It's a little obnoxious tbh. I still support the older, more established one. But having more LFL is a good thing.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t. They are cool in theory. But in my experience, are lame. In wealthy neighborhoods, the families are already going to the regular library weekly at least or are buying plenty of books. In the neighborhoods where kids might not have access to books frequently- they either aren’t used or nothing gets replaced. Even in the neighborhoods were they are used, the replacements are not good books. They are the cast offs grandma got the kids from Goodwill, free at Dr office, random religious book and so on.

In my neighborhood a ton of the kid books are sentimental/controversial books (likely grandparent gifts) that the current generation of parents hate -- I Love You Forever, Velveteen Rabbit, etc. Lol

Not everyone in the current generation hates those type of books, some people still find great value in learning from previous generations and passing that information on to their children. Just because you don’t like a book doesn’t mean the entire generation hates it, that’s absurd. People are raised differently and have different interests regardless of the time in which they were raised. I say ignore all these haters, OP, and put up the best little library your heart desires.

I hate to ask but what is controversial about the Velveteen Rabbit?

Anonymous wrote:Just because a book was bought at a goodwill doesn’t mean they aren’t good, condition or content! However, if you’d like to mix it up we know of one that contains puzzles and I think it’s great! Wish it was close to me, I’d utilize it!

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Anonymous wrote:What about a little food pantry instead?

I love this idea. But a caveat: a neighbor did this during early pandemic and people started dropping perishables off with no warning, so she would come home to 8 gallons of milk and have no clue how long they've been out. Or trays of food that she didn't know came from a clean kitchen. She was responsible for dumping everything and it became too much.

Anonymous wrote:There are 2 LFL in "competition" on my block. The newer Johnny come lately tries to entice people with spotlights at night and signage. It's a little obnoxious tbh. I still support the older, more established one. But having more LFL is a good thing.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t. They are cool in theory. But in my experience, are lame. In wealthy neighborhoods, the families are already going to the regular library weekly at least or are buying plenty of books. In the neighborhoods where kids might not have access to books frequently- they either aren’t used or nothing gets replaced. Even in the neighborhoods were they are used, the replacements are not good books. They are the cast offs grandma got the kids from Goodwill, free at Dr office, random religious book and so on.

In my neighborhood a ton of the kid books are sentimental/controversial books (likely grandparent gifts) that the current generation of parents hate -- I Love You Forever, Velveteen Rabbit, etc. Lol

Not everyone in the current generation hates those type of books, some people still find great value in learning from previous generations and passing that information on to their children. Just because you don’t like a book doesn’t mean the entire generation hates it, that’s absurd. People are raised differently and have different interests regardless of the time in which they were raised. I say ignore all these haters, OP, and put up the best little library your heart desires.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t. They are cool in theory. But in my experience, are lame. In wealthy neighborhoods, the families are already going to the regular library weekly at least or are buying plenty of books. In the neighborhoods where kids might not have access to books frequently- they either aren’t used or nothing gets replaced. Even in the neighborhoods were they are used, the replacements are not good books. They are the cast offs grandma got the kids from Goodwill, free at Dr office, random religious book and so on.

In my neighborhood a ton of the kid books are sentimental/controversial books (likely grandparent gifts) that the current generation of parents hate -- I Love You Forever, Velveteen Rabbit, etc. Lol

Anonymous wrote:Don’t. They are cool in theory. But in my experience, are lame. In wealthy neighborhoods, the families are already going to the regular library weekly at least or are buying plenty of books. In the neighborhoods where kids might not have access to books frequently- they either aren’t used or nothing gets replaced. Even in the neighborhoods were they are used, the replacements are not good books. They are the cast offs grandma got the kids from Goodwill, free at Dr office, random religious book and so on.

Anonymous wrote:Don’t. They are cool in theory. But in my experience, are lame. In wealthy neighborhoods, the families are already going to the regular library weekly at least or are buying plenty of books. In the neighborhoods where kids might not have access to books frequently- they either aren’t used or nothing gets replaced. Even in the neighborhoods were they are used, the replacements are not good books. They are the cast offs grandma got the kids from Goodwill, free at Dr office, random religious book and so on.