Yes, people do steal and vandalize things that "belong" to "other people." And yes, shelves of books in a washroom and hallway at an art center didn't work as well as hoped. As the Little Free Library movement grows, though, here's the lesson: people support that which they help create. I think that's why some of these strategies--and places--work better than others. Success at this seems to revolve around a combination of things that add up to more than just shelves of paperbacks. Good books...a hand-crafted container for the books, good signage, a location that invites people to buy into the idea and feel good about it, some sort of method for communicating the spirit and the positive nature of the Library...people (particularly children)who identify with it and want to protect and support it...all of these seem to help, vandals and disinterested folks notwithstanding. Have faith and share good books! Given the choice between light and darkness, choose the light. I guess that's what keeps us going.