You’re likely familiar with Goodwill stores for clothing donations, but did you know you can also donate your old books? Proceeds from these resale stores help fund employment training, job placement services, and other programs for people in the local community who face certain barriers that prevent them from getting a job. ( Image via Flickr by Kristina)Īnother organization that accepts books to help give back to the community is Goodwill. If your library can’t use your donated books on the shelf, this group can sometimes take your donated books and resell them at these fundraising events. Most libraries have a Friends of the Library group that will put together special book sales to benefit the library. Libraries give us the opportunity to read books for free, so it’s always great to give back. Perhaps the most obvious place to donate books is your local library. If you’re looking at your bookshelf and see sleeping books that don’t give you that spark of joy anymore, let them spark joy in another home by donating them! You do not (read: do not) need to throw them out! Marie says everything in your home should spark joy. If you need to create room on your shelves, knowing where to donate books is important. We’re still waiting for someone to invent that magical, all-storing, sharing bookcase, but hey, what can you do until then? After all, you can find them a knew home, and someone else can fall in love with them for the first time! So, knowing what to do with the books you no longer read might then become the hardest part. When it comes to cleaning up, we know that while it’s important to hold on to your faves, you also shouldn’t be afraid to clean through them once in a while.
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Dirty, dusty, moldy books (or any books in bad condition)įor a full list of what’s accepted, needed and not accepted you can find it on their website above.
Non fiction books for over 10 year olds.Spanish or Chinese language books for all agesĭue to limited space, the following items are not accepted:.Books that include diverse characters for all ages.The Children’s Book Project is always in need of high interest, new or gently used books for children of all ages, from babies to teenagers. Location: 1360 43rd Avenue, Room 105, San Francisco The program also has an Amazon wishlist, which you can access here. Good quality detective, sci-fi, fantasy fiction and western paperbacks.Books on culture – in particular African-American, Latino, and Native American history.‘How to’ books – construction, gardening etc.Dictionaries – including ASL sign language and thesauruses.The following books are the most requested by prisoners: The Prison Literature Project always need paperbacks in good condition, and also hardcovers, in particular modern textbooks in current editions. Sunday meetings from 2-6pm, and Wednesday meetings are from 6:30-9:30pm.ġ1:30-7:30pm daily, but call ahead on (415) 431-8355 to check if someone will be there.Īny books that are in good condition are encouraged to be donated to the program, even if they aren’t suitable to send directly to the prisoners.
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