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I appreciate this.
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reminds me a bit of the front page series of articles about water fountains. this is a compliment, btw.
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May 31, 2016 10:46
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I look forward to perusing some of the higher quality ones, the next time (and first time) I go to Houston Heights. Thanks for your travel guide!
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May 31, 2016 11:10
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Good stuff OP
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May 31, 2016 13:22
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heights so full of yuppies they can afford to leave books just laying around for anyone to pick up.
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May 31, 2016 13:23
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I remember reading an article about a town around here where these got shut down by local government ordnance bullshit  Those LFLs in the OP are pretty awesome though 
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May 31, 2016 13:28
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heh, nothing is free , who's gonna PAY for it? that's right, ME, the TAXPAYER 
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May 31, 2016 13:32
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It's like deer feeders for children. I bet there's some dude out in the bushes waiting to pop one off.
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May 31, 2016 14:17
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mdm posted:heh, nothing is free , who's gonna PAY for it? that's right, ME, the TAXPAYER Not to mention the LIBERALS indoctrinating children with SOCIALISM. Is there even one good Glen Beck book in all of these or are they entirely made up of Communist Manifestos?
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RVWinkle posted:Not to mention the LIBERALS indoctrinating children with SOCIALISM. Is there even one good Glen Beck book in all of these or are they entirely made up of Communist Manifestos? it's actually houston so they are all filled with nothing but copies of rush limbaugh's 1992 best seller "the way things oughta be"
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May 31, 2016 14:59
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I think I would just take the books without leaving any
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May 31, 2016 15:17
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This is the coolest thing! Find one near you: https://littlefreelibrary.org/ourmap/
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May 31, 2016 18:51
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Placing a vintage Hustler into every LFL near me. Let's see where this leads.
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May 31, 2016 18:57
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Do they not know what a kindle is in Houston?
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May 31, 2016 19:02
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OP you can only walk around the neighborhood where I work if you leave good books, tia
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Falun Bong Refugee posted:Do they not know what a kindle is in Houston? They went for a DRM-free option until Calibre gets its poo poo together.
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May 31, 2016 19:15
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We put one up, but it doesn't get much traffic. 
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May 31, 2016 19:25
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genesplicer posted:We put one up, but it doesn't get much traffic. try putting a couple porno mags in. once the local teens find out they'll be flocking to the coolest little free library in town. 
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May 31, 2016 19:33
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Qvindtar posted:They went for a DRM-free option until Calibre gets its poo poo together. Parents that don't teach their children how to sideload should go to prison.
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May 31, 2016 19:34
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Ayeka posted:I think I would just take the books without leaving any monster
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Ayeka posted:I think I would just take the books without leaving any I would not mind. We have hundreds of books ready to go. We don't expect people to return or replace them.
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May 31, 2016 19:58
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I have like, two hundred extra books. But if I put up a library on my yard (I live right next to the railway station so it would be a good place otherwise), someone would piss on the books and smear poo poo on the door.
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May 31, 2016 20:02
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genesplicer posted:We put one up, but it doesn't get much traffic. Post a pic!
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May 31, 2016 20:02
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My wife wanted me to build one, but I do not feel like setting up a spider hostel.
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Germstore posted:My wife wanted me to build one, but I do not feel like setting up a spider hostel. I live in a spider hostel.
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May 31, 2016 20:10
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Jerry Cotton posted:I have like, two hundred extra books. But if I put up a library on my yard (I live right next to the railway station so it would be a good place otherwise), someone would piss on the books and smear poo poo on the door. You might be surprised, I've never seen a defaced LFL Germstore posted:My wife wanted me to build one, but I do not feel like setting up a spider hostel. That's what the door is for, it keeps spiders and bugs out
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boom boom boom posted:You might be surprised, I've never seen a defaced lfl You've never seen my mailbox.
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May 31, 2016 20:26
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Jerry Cotton posted:You've never seen my mailbox. Your mailbox isn't helping children read
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May 31, 2016 20:29
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we have big free libraries where i live, they have thousands of books, movies, cds, etc. it's nbd but i think our system is better
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Drink Cheerwine posted:we have big free libraries where i live, they have thousands of books, movies, cds, etc. if you make it a whole building it turns into shelter for the poor and downtrodden and the heights is very strict about not doing that
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May 31, 2016 20:49
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Drink Cheerwine posted:we have big free libraries where i live, they have thousands of books, movies, cds, etc. Are they open 24 hours? I don't think so
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May 31, 2016 20:52
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All the ones in Denver just have lovely romantic novels in them. I don't even stop and look anymore.
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boom boom boom posted:Are they open 24 hours? I don't think so I know I often walk around my neighborhood at night looking for a good read.
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May 31, 2016 21:00
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boom boom boom posted:Your mailbox isn't helping children read All the children already know how to read.
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May 31, 2016 21:00
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jarofpiss posted:if you make it a whole building it turns into shelter for the poor and downtrodden and the heights is very strict about not doing that oh, we dont have any of those since we give them mandatory free bus tickets to houston heights
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drunk asian neighbor posted:I remember reading an article about a town around here where these got shut down by local government ordnance bullshit Good, they're an eyesore and the community should acknowledge libraries have real utility and pool resources/pay to keep those alive instead of this yuppie bullshit where they throw out their trash and pretend they're doing their civic duty.
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May 31, 2016 21:24
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the heights, also known as 'expensive montrose',
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Coolness Averted posted:Good, they're an eyesore and the community should acknowledge libraries have real utility and pool resources/pay to keep those alive instead of this yuppie bullshit where they throw out their trash and pretend they're doing their civic duty. 
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I for one am glad someone is doing something about the illiteracy crisis plaguing upper middle class neighborhoods.
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