A 9-year-old boy in the suburbs of Kansas City, Kansas recently tried to do something good for his community, and the government shut him down. Some time ago, young Spencer Collins opened up a free library in his front yard, for anyone in his neighborhood to use, and it was actually fairly popular.
The “library” was really nothing more than a book case, but is was a great idea. The bookcase allowed people to leave a book and take a book, so neighbors could share books with one another for free. Unfortunately, some nosy neighbors didn’t seem to like what Spencer was doing with his own family’s property and they actually reported his library to the local government.
The government responded by ordering the family to shut down their son’s library, or face financial penalties.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/9-year-boy-opens-free-library-front-lawn-government-shuts/#TZopGhzhpxa1cM3W.99
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/9-year-boy-opens-free-library-front-lawn-government-shuts/#TZopGhzhpxa1cM3W.99