Little Free Libraries cleared out in metro Denver communities
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2024-05-27に共有
Schneider takes great care to make sure her little free library has something for everyone, from thrillers to children’s books.
“I really like to keep it fresh with some good stuff,” said Schneider. “I’m a little selective about what goes in here.”
But on May 15, she noticed her library was completely empty.
“I was a little shocked,” she said. “There was absolutely nothing in there, and I had just restocked it.”
She estimates someone took between 40 and 50 books, so she posted a warning about it on social media.
Other neighbors quickly replied saying the same exact thing had happened to them.
“I guess I’m a little naïve, I guess I had no idea this was something people did,” she said. “I’m not sure if whoever’s doing this is coming from a place of desperation, or if they’re really having a lot of success with stealing and re-selling books.”
Lacy Allaire shared a video with 9NEWS of someone apparently clearing out her little free library in Westminster last week.
コメント (21)
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Not only does the woman take a pile of books.....she has the nerve to stand there and argue. So disgusting!
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This is why we can't have nice things.
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There's always that one person, who absolutely - whether intentional or not - has to ruin everything for everyone else.
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Fifty bucks says the book thief found out used books aren't worth any real money, them just dumped them on the ground somewhere.
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It's not desperation, it's greed, plain and simple
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Standing there trying to justify stealing ALL the books by blaming the lady who puts them out. She's just a common thief.
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Anybody who would steal a small library's collection should get mandatory public service. Ditches need to be dug, weeds need to be controlled.
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Any honor system will always encounter a dishonorable person at some point.
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Why do trash people always have to ruin good things for everyone else? Can’t anyone just be happy anymore
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That woman taking more than a book or two has no shame and no concept of sharing and goodness. She’s despicable.
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Out on a walk with my granddaughter, we came across a Little Library. She was so excited to pick a book!! Thank you for doing that!!
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I needed to get rid of a large item once. I put it in front of the building. But I needed it gone real fast. So I put a For Sale sign on it instead of a Free sign to guarantee that it would be stolen immediately. It was. 😂😂😂
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Not surprising. I built a self-serve egg sale booth with a mini-fridge, where I could sell off our excess eggs and raise a little money to buy the chicken feed. We had someone come by at night in a minivan, not once, but twice, and clean out the 4 or 5 dozen eggs each time. I put a sign up then saying we had a thief stealing eggs and to call our home phone if people wanted eggs. When the egg thief came by the next time and saw the sign, he squealed his tires and sped off (he must have been upset to be called out). Had the guy just taken a dozen eggs, that'd be one thing. But to clean out all of them, not once, but twice......just goes to show there are some people who would steal a lollipop out of a toddler's mouth.
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Why blur out the lady theif...public property...no expectation of privacy on a public street what so ever
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Sad to hear that some people think that a decorative display box is put up in a private yard, with "library" and "take book, leave a book" signs on it, means that they can take the books to sell.
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👍Kate is a great example of a fine citizen. If I lived near by, I would be happy to contribute books to her Library.
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Those are the same people who take the whole bowl of candy left on the porch on Halloween!
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In Florida a used bookstore owner used to clear out our books. We found them all in his shop. No shame.
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Some people have zero self-control or scruples. Their core programming is to take as much as possible whenever possible. If it's not nailed down, it must belong to them. Of course these same people often cry the loudest when anything bad happens to them.
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"if you don't want them..." "do you know how libraries work?"
