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LFL has adopted the form of social enterprise organization and has developed rapidly with simple
methods and clear concepts. The movement was appreciated by the mainstream media and library
community.
Academic research shows that: 1) The movement has the positive significance of encouraging
book sharing, promoting community building, and promoting grassroots charity activities and
fighting against capitalism; 2) The movement has the problem of pursuing commercial interests，
the unreasonable geographical layout, the questionable participants’ goals, affecting intellectual
freedom, and doing nothing to solve social problems; 3) The movement should make use of urban
planning theory and technology, and strengthen cooperation with public libraries to achieve better
development.
In-depth thinking about the LFL movement shows that: 1)The combined effect of economic
factor (income inequality) and political factor (neoliberalism) caused the spread of book desert;
2) LFL movement needs to learn from operation mode of Carnegie Library, pay attention to LFL
owners and book resources, and think about the organization’s own construction; 3) Public libraries
should cooperate with LFL movement, grasp the general tone of public welfare, and pay attention
to social issues; 4) Fundamentally solving book desert needs participation of the whole society led
by government.