Books, Shelves & Building Ideas

Yesterday Linda and I hit some garage sales throughout town and scored with a set of books for the library.  These are either books that I've read and thought were worth sharing, or authors who are worth sharing regardless of whether I've read them.  A couple kids books to start populating the lower shelf for the kiddos:  High literature meets juvenile antics, what more could a neighborhood ask for?

  Neighbors have been dropping by with supplies and we've scavenged through a few basements and yards for various materials.  The black staves below came from an old futon gathering dust in Robbin's yard, and Cindy brought by a perfect 10' 4" x 6" post which we can cut in half and use for our base.  The staves needed to be cleaned up a bit and then chop sawed for the shelves, while the two right and left uprights provide a base for the door and edge for the box.  This contraption is starting to take shape.

  On the way to the Orange Box I stopped by the Acorn Park Little Free Library in West Eugene.  I met the homeowner Alpha who runs the box and quizzed her about what works and doesn't with their box.  I also took photos of these two ideas, first a simple latch with a lock nut, a couple bolts and a notched piece of wood.  And secondly using a QR code on a rubber stamp to identify your books.  Alpha mentioned that they only stamp hardcover books, but one thought I had was using a stamp & having people report where the books end up.  We could have a map showing where our Whitty Storey books have traveled.

  That's enough for one weekend.  I'll have some evenings this week to apply a primer coat and then it will be time to gather up the troops and set the posts across the street.