Bem vindo de volta! Todos os meses temos estado a olhar para o 4 R do "recusar, reduzir, reutilizar e reciclar "Na semana passada nós falamos sobre algumas maneiras de reutilizar os artigos de nossa casa já não queriam e maneiras de obter itens gratuitos que os outros não queriam. Esta semana vamos falar especificamente sobre livros. Most of our “Desperdiçar menos e ser verde em 2015” posts have to do with the R- “reduzir,” hopefully this post will help you reduce some clutter and dust in your home!
Raise your hand if you have a shelf full of book that you don’t look at regularly. I’m sure lots of you just raised your hands. Books are amazing- they fill us with knowledge, take us on exciting journeys, help us dream… and collect dust. Let’s reduce the amount of books we have at home and help reuse them!
Books also tend to be something we collect and read once or twice and then leave to sit. What to do with them?? The obvious answer is the library- get your books there and return them when you’re done. I like to use Goodreads to keep track of what I’ve read so down the road when I’m telling a friend about a book and can’t remember the title it’s easy to look up. There’s also used bookstores as a great way to swap out some books for new ones.
Here’s a couple lesser-known options for you- http://paperbackswap.com/ which is a database of books similar to an online used bookstore. You earn credits for “selling” books which you mail to another member and can redeem the credits for new books. This is a great option for books you want more time with than the library will allow.
My personal favorite book option is “Little Free Library” These are bird-house looking stands that are popping up all over the country on street corners, neighbors yards, park paths and coffee shops. They’re full of books free for the taking. You can find all the locations on their website. The thing I love about these is you can hold on the book as long as you want- forever if you love it! And you can also contribute your books that you no longer want. No worrying about store credit like used book stores, or due dates like a conventional library. Plus you can build your own Little Free Library with your own personal flair and put it up in your yard!
Go ahead and hop out to your bookshelf and do a big purge- you’ll love having the extra space and others will love your books!
SOBRE O AUTOR
Olivia vive em Boulder, Colorado com o marido e 4 anos filho. Ela gosta de passar o tempo nas montanhas, estudar sobre os óleos essenciais, remédios naturais e ervas, bem como upcycling / projetos DIY. A família de Olivia fez a jogada do ano passado para se tornar uma casa Lixo Zero. Eles ficaram até uma casa de banho dimensionadas Trashcan um mês de lixo, mas espero estar totalmente Zero Waste até o final de 2015.
Assim? Confira o resto da nossa Menos resíduos e ser ecológico em 2015 série para mais dicas!
Have you ever used Little Free Library or anything similar? What’s your favorite book you’ve read recently? Deixe-me saber nos comentários abaixo ou no blog@keeper.com!
I have not used little free library or anything similar. First time hearing about such a thing but it is very interesting and definitely something I will keep in mind
I have not, but recently saw one I want to check out
I received a stack of books that I was interested in reading, but two years later, eles são, de fato, collecting dust. To be honest, I really only wanted to critique them because they strike me as “more of the same”. Ao invés, I’ve recently read ” Howl’s Moving Castle “. Most people are more familiar with Miyazaki’s movie of the same name, and I was only recently reminded that the book even exists. Miyazaki’s visuals are stunning, but if you think you like the movie, you will LOVE the book!
I’ve not used a little free library or anything like it, The most recent book that I’ve read is a book with my son called King Jack and the Dragon.
I have not used little free library and my favorite recently read book would have to be The Hobbit.
Brave New World and 1984.