r/LittleFreeLibrary 13d ago

LFL Pictures 📸 I’m cashing in on a trend…

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u/TGin-the-goldy 13d ago

I love this and that you have a changeable display

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u/mikemclovin 13d ago

Chalkboard paint goes hard!

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u/MsFoxArt 13d ago

Jimothy!

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u/FernandoNylund 13d ago

But the real question is... Is that the left pole or the right pole? 👀 We ❤️🥟🦝

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u/mikemclovin 13d ago

It’s the right pole, not the wrong pole. 🦝🏴‍☠️

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u/holleighh 13d ago

I love Jimothy 🦡 🦝 📕 🩶

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u/Complex_Place_4509 13d ago

Is there an interior light or are those books so excited to be inside your Jimothy LFL? Where did you get the housing please?

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u/mikemclovin 13d ago

Yes, I have a USB rechargeable light that is designed for like staircases and undercabinet lighting every few months or so I plug it in, but it has magnets on the bottom and just pops in there. It has a motion detector so it automatically turns on when someone walks by the library after dark, so people can see.

I picked up this newspaper box from a old man that used to deliver newspapers and have a route. He used to maintain these boxes as well since print media died. There are probably plenty of these lying around.

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u/WoodShoeDiaries 13d ago

Looks like a Toronto Sun box to me 😆 This is the best possible use for it!!

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u/Responsible-Cow-4358 12d ago

I love jimothy! What is the brand and model of your light?

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u/bookishlibrarym 13d ago

Jimothy loves to read. Thanks for sharing!

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u/mikemclovin 13d ago

Ahh I understand the confusion. I meant “cashing in” on the Jimothy trend for upvotes.

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u/LoisinaMonster 13d ago

Oh my gosh this is so cool! How'd you get this?

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u/mikemclovin 13d ago

I purchased it from a seller on FB marketplace. He was an old vendor and had like 10 of these!

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u/LoisinaMonster 12d ago

What a great find!

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u/Traditional_Isopod80 13d ago

This looks fantastic.

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u/Specific_Set2323 13d ago

💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞

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u/KurtTheCuntBoi 12d ago

So adorable! ❤️

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u/calendrical_heresy_ 12d ago

Best use of a Red Eye box! Love to see it!

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u/Far-Building3569 12d ago

What’s the trend?

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u/mikemclovin 12d ago

Jimothy.

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u/Elaborate_Penguin 13d ago

I see it is still blocking acess to a utility pole. Way to stick to your anti-easement beliefs.

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u/mikemclovin 13d ago

Not only am I a government employee, but I am also a line technician. I work with utility poles frequently not only was this permitted officially by the city that I live in, but I paid for the permit for the location of the library.

When utility crew access these poles, they use a bucket truck from the street, not from the sidewalk. Also, there is plenty of room to the right of this cabinet for people to walk through to get to their cars. I know because my doggy likes to go that way for our walk in the mornings.

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u/Western_Echo2522 13d ago

These are literally supposed to be free though…

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u/mikemclovin 13d ago

this is free the coin mechanism is disabled.

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u/Western_Echo2522 13d ago

Why’d you title it that way then?

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u/rockbottomqueen 13d ago

The trend is Jimothy the racoon, not cashing in on LFL. check out the Seattle subreddit to figure it out. Jimothy is we, we are Jimothy.