Personal Book Owners or Distributors

We all have a few already-read books lying around. So, as well as being a passive revenue-generator for your favourite charity, the Street Library is also a great way of getting rid of the clutter.

And, again, you have the same two options (distribute your books yourself, or send them here for use as competition prizes, before the books are then distributed in public).

However, as we’re now talking about used books, the books must be in very good condition.

If you do indeed decide to send your books here first, to be distributed via social media competitions, and if you send at least 4 different books, then competition-entrants will be asked to “follow” your own social media accounts (Twitter/X, Facebook and/or Bluesky) as a condition of entry to the competition.

On average, each competition attracts over 500 entries across the three social media platforms (sometimes a lot higher).

And who doesn’t want lots of new followers/friends?

If you send just one, two or three books though, they will still be distributed via these same competitions (with up to 9 other books which have been donated by others). In this case though, following your own social media accounts is not a condition of competition entry. You’ll still be tagged in the competition tweet, signalling that you donated that book, but following your own accounts will be optional (a lot of people entering these competitions follow everyone tagged though –  “just in case”).

To take part in the Street Library, and have your books promoted in a future Street Library social media competition, please post your books (just one, two or three – or at least four different books, if you wish competition exclusivity) to:

Iain McGeachin
3 Mcdowall Terrace
Maybole
KA19 7HW