One of our most excellent neighbours came by a few days ago and dropped off a bag of books for the book box. I replaced some of the books that have been in there for some time with new ones…..so if you haven’t been by the book box on 27th Street for a while, it’s open all winter and we have some new books available.
The rules are…wait, there aren’t any rules. Take books if you like. Add books if you like. You can borrow books and return them or keep them or give them away or do what you like. We have more books available now than the box will hold, so we’re planning a second box for spring.
If anyone has any good book box making materials such as a cabinet that closes that we can somehow make mostly waterproof, stop by and let’s talk. This is a community project and participation is welcome.
27th Street 
This is such a brilliant idea! We need one … I need to talk to some people about this.
It’s easy to do. We made ours from an old cabinet and a few other inexpensive items, and we started it out seeded with a bunch of books from our own shelves. I announced it here on my blog, but otherwise, we mostly just sat back and watched folks in the neighbourhood come by to check it out. Within a few days, people were taking and leaving books. There is also a bulletin board and some paper and a pen so people can leave notes if they like. In early winter we had a little leak but some caulking fixed that right up.
Brilliant – thanks for the idea 🙂
I shared your book box dilemma post with my friends at Calgary Reads, who are huge champions of Little Free Libraries. They were charmed and delighted and wish you well in expanding your village.