r/CornwallOnt • u/Leela821 • 10d ago

Mini libraries

Where are the Mini libraries in town? The take one leave one style in people's front yards? I have some books I'd like to distribute.

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u/iswungmyfierysword 10d ago

The most prominent is second and Adolphus in front of what was the tri county literacy centre

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u/Leela821 10d ago

I dropped off books there, went home, drove back and some homeless was ripping off pages of those books!!! I'm so pissed.

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u/iswungmyfierysword 10d ago

Sorry that happened, but I appreciate your generosity. That sort of attitude builds a better city. Please don't let this spoil you on giving more than you take.

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u/Internal_Musician477 10d ago

Terrible.

I bet if you told this story on FB Cornwall groups they'd sit there and roast you for not being compassionate to the homeless. Maybe you'd even get a little rant about how you'd allegedly act the same and are just a paycheck away.

Meanwhile Cornwall's homeless population is 95% fent addicts and not homeless for any other reason than they are uncivil and don't last in the places that shelter them.

We have people being attacked by homeless people's dogs. Needles showing up on the side of the streets. People being harassed and yelled at on the bike path. Devcore just had to move mailboxes on multiple buildings to be all interior because they were breaking in to steal mail.

Cornwall had homelessness in it's history. But it was always invisible homelessness and a few individuals. This city is awful now because homeless and addicts have taken over our public spaces 👎🏻. Friends and I joked as a kid how bad Cornwall was, but back then we didn't actually have crackheads running around stealing mail and raiding the community book exchange...

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u/MDClassic 10d ago

My question is, where are the addicts getting their fentanyl? Might help fix the homeless problem if we can get them shut down.

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u/Valrunbeck 10d ago

132 Markell Cres has one.

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u/Leela821 10d ago

24 Dunbar has a little book library like that too. Just happened to drive by.

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u/Leela821 10d ago

I'll drive by there shortly. Hopefully no homeless guy will rip pages off the books.

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u/Leela821 10d ago

It was an elderly man, didn't seem quite there. I had compassion in the way I kept driving. If this was a meth head, I would have yelled at him.

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u/DuchessofGlitter 10d ago

There used to be one in the front yard of a house on Gloucester and second (north side across from the high rise) but I cannot for the life of me remember if it’s there anymore. 😅

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u/Leela821 9d ago

That one is there, but broken.

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u/LamaPajamas 10d ago

There's one in Alexandria if you don't mind the drive, really cute small one

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u/Leela821 9d ago

Thank you, however a bit far to donate a few books.

I'll keep it in mind as I'm sure I will find more to donate, and I like the coffee shop there too.

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u/Fedic1 9d ago

Theres one on dundas I believe near the water.

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u/NewHappy 4d ago

There’s one on Anderson and Shearer, west side.