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      That is a big problem with Little Free Libraries- they get filled with religious junk. OP, please do your best to weed the books regularly.

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      Huge problem with these in my town. Some have two sections and say to keep religious texts in the designated one

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      I keep hearing that but I couldn’t get through it! It just didn’t hold my attention.

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            Not in the slightest. Much closer to traditional fantasy than anything, but much more modern than what you would get from Tolkien or the wheel of time

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              Wasn’t there a sci-fi serie in there or am I misremembering hard? Anyway I’m reading Mistborn (very slowly), it’s fucking good

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                Sanderson does have some sci fi stuff like Rekoners and Skyward that are not part of the same universe as mistborn and stormlight. I haven’t read them though, so I can’t give much of an opinion

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        I found Snow Crash the easiest of his to get through. Love the Deliverator and Uncle Enzo. Would love a film version with Jason Momoa as Raven.

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          It won’t be ready, ready until the 9th. My kid got me the untreated fence post and bench and bare wood isn’t going to hold up in Oregon rain, so this weekend is priming and painting, then the install is going to happen Saturday the 9th.

          The library itself is weatherproof, made from recycled milk jugs of all things!

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            Very cool :) if I’m ever in the area I’ll have to swing by. I love LFLs. I consider it my mission to drop off a couple of books a month to the ones near me on dog walks as an excuse to check what’s been left there haha. Someone near me is also a sci-fi/speclit enthusiast and I like to think we’re supplementing each other’s purchases.

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    Maus, HHGTTG, Snowcrash. You’ve got a great selection there, fellow sci-fi fan! Hopefully others who borrow appreciate it as well.

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      That’s what I was think. Usually 90% of the books are, shall we say, there for a reason. But OP has seeded this library with some high quality material. Hopefully it stays that way!

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        Putting Maus, They Called us Enemy and Nat Turner may be too much in the initial batch, but we’re on a school route and that’s the sort of stuff they won’t get in school. :)

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      I have a copy of Maus II that Art Spiegelman signed and also drew a picture in because he messed up my name and felt bad. Nice guy.

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        Nope, just the one. Non-Fiction on the right, fiction on the left.

        I separated them for the photos so you could see all the books.

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    I love the addition of Snow Crash. I never see SF books in free libraries.

    Edit: And Charles De Lint! You never see him these days. Kick ass free library, OP

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      Fun fact: Circle of Cats and Cats of Tanglewood Forest are the same story. One is a kids picture book, the other a chapter book.

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    Is that your home address on the little sign? If so, you may want to crop that out of your photos.

    Awesome Little Free Library though. We have several in our neighborhood and I really appreciate the community service.

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    I wish I had property with which to do this. During the pan, I would take long walks to neighborhoods surrounding me while listening to podcasts. I always noted where these appeared. I hope you have success spreading the joy of reading.

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      When you register a library, they post it on the map in their app for your location so you can easily see all the Little Libraries around you!

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    I’m just here to say I love projects like these. Maybe I’ll be inspired to actually follow through and make one myself someday.

    Recently started taking my toddler to the library and, despite being an avid reader, I’d forgotten how wondrous an experience it is.

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    Ha, looking at this post and there’s exactly 42 comments, guess I’ve spoilt it now!

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    Stillwater is the best, even as a parent I learn from these stories. Great selection !