I like those shelves with free books! In the town I live now they are actually quite common, one can find tiny or not so tiny places on every other street, typically organized not by libraries but people.

oliverweiss

BooksAndArticles

Where do you get your books?

ElDude

I used to live near a public library that had a really big free shelf where they gave away extra copies of books they had. Those were the best years of my reading life. 

Now I have less time and don't live near a library anymore. 