Have you ever seen one of these? I haven't in this particular form, but I've seen the idea expressed in a number of similar ways - usually within a public library. These are called "Little Free Libraries" and they operate on an honor system - take a book, leave a book. The library boxes are often built with re-purposed or recycled material and maintained by volunteers or the person who created it in the first place. The little library gets registered with the folks at Little Free Library, and gets added to their network. They have a Google map that show you the locations of little libraries all over the country - you can browse it here.
Often in public libraries the spirit of this movement is expressed by way of a paperback exchange where library patrons bring in mass-market type paperback books for donation and then borrow some from the designated collection housed in the library.
We are interested in getting this started in Hutchinson. There are already some interested parties and who knows? Maybe there will be a Little Free Library here in town soon!
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