Thread 2931523

I want to make a little library. I can buy a kit, but I want to have one where I don't need to dig a hole and make a post. Any ideas there?

Or anyone know a good old box that'll make a good substitute?

>>2931523 (OP)
Maybe ask the city if you could attach it to a lightpole in a high traffic area.

If you don't want to buy a kit, check craigslist or FB marketplace free sections for free stuff that could be substituted. If you get lucky you'll run up on someone remodeling and tossing out old cabinets

Nobody reads books Cletus

These invariably get filled with valueless slop. Low-effort romance and mystery novels. Bad children's books.

Is it going on your own property? You could strap it to a tree maybe. Put it on an antique chair or something for a certain kind of chic.
I've seen fence guys put chain link fenceposts in the ground by just hammering them straight in -- no digging. If your box isn't gonna be stupid heavy, you could try something like that.
If you're feeling goofy, you can put it on a post and just keep it upright with guys (that's tie-downs, not men)

>>2931597
>If you're feeling goofy, you can put it on a post and just keep it upright with guys (that's tie-downs, not men)

What if they're dead men?

>>2931559
It's not really for reading. It's a repellent for a specific category of people.

>>2931523 (OP)
>I want to have one where I don't need to dig a hole
Try your kit but with a slight redesign like this as a base. It's a body armor stand, but it should be fairly easy to adapt it for your use.
https://www.itstactical.com/intellicom/diy/how-to-build-a-tactical-gear-stand/

>>2931614
>It's not really for reading. It's a repellent for a specific category of people.
Lol. Lmao even.
>Dey juss gone break it, even if it stuk in da groun; it's dey cultcha.

>>2931523 (OP)
get a post holer

>>2931523 (OP)
I like to put my old fast food bags in these things. It usually has some food left in it too so it really stinks in the summer

>>2932003
>i like to be a jackass
>the things I do are contemptible, perhaps even loathsome

>>2932003
nigger
>>2931795
nigger
>>2931523 (OP)
digging a hole is preferred, if you don't then you're asking for it to be damaged or stolen >>2931795 this is an outlier though, don't be discouraged from beautifying your neighborhood with something wholesome like this.

>>2931614
Fucking lmao anon. Three options, dig the hole, metal round base, or start hanging em high

>>2931614
Just because there are plenty of jokes about it having books or anything that requires reading around won't scare them away.

>>2931523 (OP)
Please, for the love of God, do not install a Little Library if you live in or near a neighborhood where ghetto people have easy access. LLs are often destroyed, used for drug drops, or empty because joggers can't behave themselves.

>>2931614
kek

>>2931523 (OP)
Go to the little free library's website they give blue prints on how to make your own and also tips on locations you can place them on your property.. I was gonna do this but taught about it, And decided i rather not attract randoms to my house. So now i just walk the 3 blocks to one in front of the curch and put all my unwanted books in them.. as I am a avid reader despite my shitty spelling lol...

>>2931614
>>2932257
It's low level gentrification.
Genius really.

>>2932840
It won't protect against vandalism, but they actually make and sell a stamp you can use to prevent tweakers from selling the books for drug money.

>>2934220
>prevent tweakers from selling the books
my mother buys tons of books to read off scamazon private sellers. at least 1 in 10 will have that stamp inside and theyre always books from mega sellers like thriftbooks. the stamp doesnt stop jack shit

>>2934226
do tweakers steal books?
>>2931523 (OP)
use a bucket and fill it with cement anyone who carries it off deserves it

>>2934226
>private sellers
So basically, it's ghetto trash that managed to get internet access.

>>2934220
>It won't protect against vandalism
The point is to not install a LL in or near a ghetto neighborhood. Normal, functioning people know not to mess with them.

Here in Norway they're reusing old phone booths for that.

There is an old 'Electro-Matic' traffic control box setup as one in my town. The thing is fucking huge. It has a full sized door in it. You open it up and they added all these wooden shelves for the box. It has a light in it that look original. Its painted silver. If it wasn't in this guys front yard and was the size of an old telephone both you'd think it was still in use.

Picture from Reddit.

>>2934389
Nice, some oc

>>2931523 (OP)
The last time I saw one of these it was full of crusty sun baked mass market paperbacks. The door was broken and ajar so dirt and wind got in and ruined the books, not that they weren’t garbage to begin with.

Little Free Libraries are the ultimate way to disseminate snuff and CP and other crazy shit into the public
>go to used book store, typically they will have a huge bin of books for a dollar or less or even free
>take all the most interesting looking cookbooks or paperbacks of popular novels
>insert whatever insane media you want to force families and children to look at
>profit
If anyone ever bothers you about what they found in the little library, just say it's available for anyone to add to and you have no control over it

>>2934619
I have a camera on mine and will kill you if you go near it.
Not immediately, but you'll be dead man walking.

>>2934700
I'm a miniature person, and I can very easily disguise myself as a child. Good luck, nigga.

>>2934619
this would assume anyone ever uses these things or even approaches them to see what's there.

No one does. Ever. They're nice ideas from the 2010s that made people feel good but were totally useless vanity projects. The only reason people don't openly shit on them is because they don't do any harm and can theoretically serve a purpose if anyone spontaneously gave a damn

Also, no it's still your problem. It's on your property and would be up to you to maintain. You might get away with it from the first criminal complaint but not the second, and if someone presented a civil case you'd likely lose even on the first instance

>>2934700
>I have a camera on mine
You won't do shit. By the time you see someone messing with your LL, they'll be long gone.

>>2931597
Just take the bad books out and put good books in. You can use them as mulch
>>2934382
it exposes the books to the elements

>>2934229
Tweakers are not rational or intelligent. I had some guy try to walk off with a bunch of rotted 20 year old cracked deck boards I'd left in my yard overnight before bringing them to the dump. The only reason I even stopped him was so the cops could scare him out of the neighborhood. A few streets over some group stole a bunch of gate latches. Like, went down the street overnight unscrewing 5 gate latches in a row. Drugs make you retarded.
If these people had any common sense they wouldn't be tweakers in the first place. There is no coherent though involved. It's just moment to moment "here is a thing, I could have the thing, a thing can become drugs, I want more drugs"

>>2934220
>you can use to prevent tweakers from selling the books for drug money
Anon you havent spent enough time around them if you think they can't find someone to hock shit to.

Yeah so i read this thread last night, thought about it then woke up and made one, pic related. It is also a tiny food panty and supply depot.

I'm 14 miles down a dirt road in northern Maine, it's going in the front yard. There is a decent number of cabins nearby, 50ish in our road association. No one is starving here but folks do end up forgetting stuff or getting snowed in so it would be nice to have a place to grab little things instead of driving 50 miles to town. Stuff going in there:

>Books
>Non perishable food, coffee, canned milk, ect.
>TP, tampons, shaving kits, travel tooth brushes, ect
>Box of .22 and a few shotshells
>Zyn, couple packs of Marlboro lights, some cheap cigars
>12 pack of beer, cheap whisky, fireball, bottle of cheap wine, some THC gummies

No one is going to wreak it and anyone who needs stuff will 99% replace it, pay for it or both. There will be shitloads of donations at the end of season.

The booze, weed ect will have a note explaining that it is there so if someone is wasted and runs out of party supplies i'd rather they come here instead of kill someone driving to town half wasted. Also a camera and warning for minors.

Thoughts?

>>2931614
include low-volume classical music

I guess you could put it on a simple, but very heavy, box filled with dirt.

>>2931597
I fill them with theology and Christian philosophy

Saw this on my craigslist free section and thought of this thread. Look for something like this and chop it up, if you're still around OP

>Tiny library thread
>Guy reads it, actually makes one in a single day
>Responses? Naw, lets post /pol/ shit instead

Typical /diy/ bullshit, this isn't a serious board.

i regularly take all the books and sell them on ebay only communists like this faggy things we have these things called libraries and anyone using these are probably illegals that cant get library cards ice is on their way

You all suck. Just make one.

I'm planing to make one for my little town, i dont live near niggers and the robbers have the risk of being lynched so its pretty safe. So my worries pretty much are
> mold
> sun damaging the books
> insects getting inside and damaging the books
My proposed solutions are
> making it almost hermetic, and glue some gelica bags on the insides and top to absorb humidity.
> locate it under the shadow of a tree and rotated so the sun never hits the glass directly
Any other things i should keep in mind?
I chatGPTed the design so you have an idea.
Also go for it OP, you may never know how many lifes you could change by they finding the right book on the right moment.

also isn't one of the perks of being a slow board not being filled with baiter retards? why are there so much of them on this thread specifically?

>>2940311
nice b8 m8

>>2940288
Wow. That looks crazy nice.

reuse an old fridge, put bunch of concrete pavers on the bottom to weight it down and you are done

>>2940309
> the robbers have the risk of being lynched so its pretty safe
doubtful

>>2940311
who's baiting?

>>2931523 (OP)
I made mine out of a old mini frig that i gutted out and installed a solar light inside of it and epoxied small rocks all over the sides and top so it did not look like a refrigerator tossed out on the curb for trash. I cemented it in to ground and planted bushes on each side of it so it looked nice.. The town hated it.. Tried to fine me but it stayed with the cum's approval .. Then some one lit it on fire. Smashed out the glass door and tried to rip it out of the ground but could not. Not all at the same time this was 4 dif incidents. It was not till i had a home invasion attempt on my house that's when i took it down. Thankfully i was home when this happened and the guys ran once i drew my firearm .. Police said that sadly these things draw the wrong attention to neighborhoods as they show its a quiet sleepy safe area witch criminals in my area are drawn too.. So before you make one of these or buy one first check with your town and make sure its ok. Then check with police and ask if these things get vandalized or destroyed as this could be a sign your in a area like mine that will draw unwanted attention to your house. Anyways best wishes and be safe..

/k/ here, you guys suck.

Concrete slab poured, drilled, lagged with pressure treated, blue foam isolated and mogging you. Library/food bank supply depot structure mounted and will be stocked by Monday.

1/2

>>2941554
Back side. It will have a bunch of basic food items, things like mix gas, tampons, TP, shotgun and .22 ammo, ect.

It will also have beer, booze, smokes and a message:
>It's 50 miles to town and if you run out of party supplies please come here instead of driving. I don't care if you die driving while wasted because you deserve it but i do care about anyone you hit. Please use this instead of driving to town and replace it when you sober up

2/2

>>2931523 (OP)
>craigslist free
>literally ANY cabinet

>>2940036
>Box of .22 and a few shotshells
where you at bro

>>2941563
Off grid inna woods of Northern Maine. Mostly the old guys get drunk, hunt grouse then run out of ammo/beer/whisky then decide to drive to town to get more.

If they have ammo and beer then they don't drive to town drunk then they don't kill anyone on the road.

So i'll give it to them for free, when they sober up the next day they will replace anything they took and leave a tip in the jar. I fully expect it to run at a profit.

On behalf of /k/, /p/, /an/ and /out/ i can confidently say you all suck beyond belief. You take a good idea that was well intentioned and turn it to shit.

>>2940454
The chance of anyone who can locate it and rob it is pretty much zero. Any criminals will have to go through 14 miles of privately owned dirt roads and into retired former military boomer hell. It is literally the safest and most chill place on earth.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enchanted_Pond

>>2942583
WTF you going on about? Don’t go full retard.

>>2940036
Nice work anon. I’ve never heard of anyone expanding the idea beyond books. Interesting idea and sounds like you live in a great area to have it not be a shitshow.

>>2940036
very nice work. I would strongly advise against the bullets, alcohol, cigarettes, or gummies, if kids do take some their parents could cause you big trouble, even if you think they're people that wouldn't mind it can be different when their kid is drunk playing with bullets in front of them. or if you're insistent add a locked section and hand out keys

>>2940174
/pol/ is always right, they are bringing up justifiable concerns depending on where you live

>>2942603
I will go full retard.

It took me a week to create a little library, food bank and supply depo after i saw this thread posted. /k/, /p/, /an/ and /out/ were vastly more helpful than /diy/. Personally i think it looks quite good.

You all suck.

>>2942604
Thank you anon.
>2943075
You too, i want to thank you both separately, you guys are great.

>>2943075
Always try to to do the right thing no matter how hard it is.

I've filled a few concrete pads for the 4x4 billboard, by Monday it should be open.

Done, it wasn't hard.

>>2943075
>I would strongly advise against the bullets, alcohol, cigarettes, or gummies, if kids do take some their parents could cause you big trouble, even if you think they're people that wouldn't mind it can be different when their kid is drunk playing with bullets in front of them. or if you're insistent add a locked section and hand out keys

Your concerns are noted but are not a real issue, while i understand your worries the location ensures that any minor that isn't accompanied by an adult is mature enough that they can think for themselves.

It's 16 miles to the nearest paved road in Northern Maine, any immature or unescorted minor who wanders by alone has bigger problems than having a few beers and getting stoned.

>>2945277
>>2945281
>>2945283
>>2945284
I hope this works out for you anon. Given your location it seems like a great idea. Please post an update and let us know how it works out.

>>2945283
The food bank I go to gives out the exact same brand stuff, lol

>>2931523 (OP)
I made one a few years ago and have been selling all the books to a local bookstore. I make an extra $300 to $400/yr its nice little nest egg

>>2945277
>>2945281
turned out great, that toilet paper's hilarious. it's good you at least put the adult stuff on the highest shelf but I still feel like you should secure it somehow

>>2942604
>I’ve never heard of anyone expanding the idea beyond books
People do this with eggs, honey, jams, produce, etc. in rural areas in America. A few years back some of them got raided and vandalized because city blacks within driving distance found out about them on social media but I think that kind of high-effort low-reward marauding didn't last very long and I still see such booths and stands around today.

>>2940309
>glue some gelica bags on the insides and top to absorb humidity
You can use refillable containers, permanently attach the lids, and then simply unscrew the bodies when you need to refresh them rather than gluing bags and needing to scrape them back off again later. It will look better, too.

>>2941554
>/k/ here, you guys suck.
The best DIY threads were on /k/ back before /diy/ was a board.

>>2941554
>>2941556
You closing off the top or leaving it open? Any plans for underneath? I was thinking about what you could stack under there and, while probably not a good idea for the small space under that stand alone, it made me think of those self-serve firewood racks you see along the roads in rural America.

>>2943202
>/k/, /p/, /an/ and /out/ were vastly more helpful than /diy/
you should ask >>>/lit/ for book suggestions

>>2945296
Yeah, same generic food at every one. Not a bad thing mind you.

>>2945367
The toilet paper was $1 a roll at the Jackman Trading post with 40% off at the end of season sale, i could not resist buying it. there is a warning for the adult stuff. A pack of playing cards and a card for the Skowhegan massage Parlor in there and technically my little library will have hookers and Blackjack.

>>2945636
I'm aware of that issue, not a problem here. If it was i'd use it as a trap and ̶k̶i̶l̶l̶,̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶c̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶a̶n̶i̶m̶a̶l̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶l̶a̶u̶g̶h̶t̶e̶r̶ report them to the proper authorities in accordance with the law.

>>2945638
Truth, before /k/ had to fight /pol/ bots 24/7

>>2945639
The top will be closed of with a 1st aid kit, the bottom is designed to be closed off with a propane bottle inside.

>>2945640
Not a bad idea. Image is the library section so far: