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When police catch the person or people who are vandalizing the Little Red Libraries in our community, the judge should make that person or persons build new ones, stock them and help raise money to sustain them.
Those perpetrating these crimes are cowards.
They get gratification from damaging things their community values.
You want to anger your community, keep it up because you're going to get caught.
Tell you what, the culprits better not be very young juveniles running through the neighborhoods because, if so, the judge should teach their parents a lesson about parenting, too.
Thanks to the Rotary Club of Downtown Lock Haven for introducing these little gems.
They are used.
They are valued.
They are put together through donations and by volunteers.
It's really a shame," Diahann Claghorn, Rotary's area governor, told The Express in a story late last week. "Everyone in the community always compliments us on the Little Red Libraries. People are constantly donating books to keep them stocked. The children are so thankful for the books and many of our locations are heavily used."
Four out of the six Little Red Libraries that the Rotary Club has installed over the years have been vandalized multiple times -- with glass being broken, shingles being torn off of roofs, doors being spray painted and books thrown out onto the ground and destroyed.
"We want to keep providing these libraries to the community, but with the cost of repairs eating our budget we can't keep up," said Claghorn. "We're a small club. We currently have 11 members. These Little Libraries are one of our signature projects that we do every year."
Please, dear readers, keep your eyes out for these criminals and help police to catch them.
And then let's throw the book at them.