This is what I do to get rid of books. There are a few near my home, so if I go for a walk around the neighborhood I'll bring a book to dropoff. It's really interesting to see which books stay and which books leave. Nobody's picked up the haskell book in the months it's been there, but Watchmen has come and gone a few times.

I had seen the Haskell book, I'd probably have started camping that little library.

There was a C++ book in there yesterday!

Damn, I was just in Chicago! Next time.

We have about 10 working walking distance of our house. The only thing that’s prevented me from putting one up myself is the number of Little Free Libraries around. I’ve been trying to come up with a fun alternative. There is a “little blockbuster” concept, but I feel like of mostly just lose my movies instead enriching the community.

A couple places near me have "little art galleries" where people display small art pieces, with some decoration like little action figures or easels. I think one is open so that anybody can put some art up, and another exclusively displays art chosen by the owner.

There are about 4 near my home. I check them regularly. They are filled with books that stay there for several months. I'll add one when there's room.

If I was running one, I'd have maybe 10x what will fit in it, and constantly rotate them. The ones that don't move within a couple months go to the thrift store.

P.S. the books I add are scifi. They never last more than a week :-)

> If I was running one, I'd have maybe 10x what will fit in it, and constantly rotate them. The ones that don't move within a couple months go to the thrift store.

That's how I run mine. About twice a week I rotate ~10 books. Either ones that have been there for longer or ones that I know will never be taken anyway. (I leave everything for at least a week, but the 'guide to 2004 Honda Civic maintenance' never stood a chance...)

Every once in a while I sort through my 'additional collection' that I keep inside my house and take the unattractive ones to the thrift store.