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like_any_other on Feb 14, 2025 | hide | past | favorite


I was a little confused by the title, but later the article clarifies that the intent of little free libraries is to 'plant' (i.e. donate) books: Little free libraries are put at the curbside by homeowners and are an invitation for anyone to leave and take a book.

So I'm not sure what the police is investigating - is the (unnamed) book itself banned in Canada?


Whoever find the book should substitute their own book instead. This free library is meant that someone can put a book or take one, anyways. It should not be the thing for the police to get involved (unless further worse things happen, other than putting in or taking books), I think.


Whats the name of the books? Didnt see them in the article.



I would have just removed them and moved on, but starting a police investigation and publishing a news article about it is certainly another approach.


Writing news articles about this behavior just glorifies it.




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