The salvation army accepts used goods donations, including hardback and paperback books. Enter your zip code and a radius to find the drop off locations nearest you. Donated items may be placed in the librarys collection or provided to the friends of virginia beach public library, which supports vbpl and the community with proceeds from used book sales. In fact, a percentage of the net sale price of every book goes to these great causes. Please be aware that the american library association does not accept, distribute, or coordinate donations of books or any other materials. The salvation army is one of the worlds largest providers of social aid. So many of us have books piling up in corners, lining up along the floor, stacked in piles on desks, overflowing from our bookshelves. The best book people problem is just having too many books. No matter how big or small, your donations are needed and appreciated. Give a book is a charity dedicated to promoting books and the pleasure of reading in the hardest places. Donated items may be added to our collection or may be directed to the friends of the library to sell at their annual book. But there are other organizations and institutions who are happy to receive your used in good condition books.
The first oxfam bookshop opened in 1971 and weve come a long way since then. Cutshit birmingham libraries ask public to donate books. Donate books to charity free nationwide book donation pick up. Well give you an offer and if youre happy with it, you can post your stuff to us for free and well send some cash your way. You can make a difference today by making a donation of books, clothing, and other household items. Ive got overflowing bookshelves, auxiliary backups, makeshift pilesascraftytabletops, and a bunch of used books in boxes lining the garage, just waiting to be in their next new home. So our goal is to help those who supply it and share it with those who crave it. Organizations like goodwill and the salvation army will take book donations for all genres of books. Quality bookseller with free shipping that donates a book for every book sold. We accept donations of used books, audio books on cd, and dvds only. Fundraising through used books rebook it free pick. The site gives you the option of making a monetary donation or you can send the books directly to the soldiers, covering the cost of shipping along with the books. We work with schools, religious groups, libraries and nonprofit organizations across southern california.
Whether you are looking to support a local charity or to rid your house of some unwanted books, several organizations in arizona will accept used, unwanted books as donations. The donations go to stock the salvation army store, or to provide reading materials for salvation armys homeless shelters. This fantastic support comes mainly in the form of overstocks and returns, as well as office copies or occasionally, special print runs. Resource area for teaching, 101 twin dolphin drive, redwood city. Just click the schedule a pickup button below, choose a date for your donation pickup, leave your clearly labeled donations outside on the day you choose, and our driver will pick up your donation rain or shine. Read saskatoon is part of a larger community group working to ensure families have access to learning materials and books during this health crisis. The library gladly accepts all type of books, dvds, cds, audiobooks and current less than 1 year old magazines which can be sold at the friends of the library spring and fall book sales and at our year round lobby sale we accept donations. Any donation you can give will be used to fund a range of activity, from reading support and help for families to speciallydesigned books for children with disabilities, the money you donate today could help every child to experience the joy of reading.
There is, unfortunately, no room or sort or store donated books. Vbpls materials management unit determines whether donated items meet selection guidelines. Just drop off at your local store and you can even get a tax deduction receipt. Your library is pleased to receive your donations of gently used books and other materials. Books are sold online to help raise funds for awesome nonprofit literacy organizations changing the world through teaching kids, supporting families, building schools and filling libraries. Together, we can send 1 million books annually by joining our book club.
Free collection of clothes, books and more dont throw away your unwanted items. Donate secondhand, used, old and rare books oxfam gb. Due to the costs and labor involved with making individual books ready for public use, the donated books that we receive are not added to the librarys current circulating collection. Find 106 listings related to donate or sell used books in birmingham on. Birminghams beleaguered libraries have been reduced to. Just click the schedule a pickup button below, choose a date for your donation pickup, leave your clearly labeled donations outside on the day you choose, and our driver will pick. What is climate climate change book donations world weather greenhouse effect policy change. If you have more than four 4 medium boxes to donate, please drop it off at the main library at 64 e. Find a reach out and read colorado partner clinic that prescribes books or find a location to donate your gently used books. If you represent a publisher, bookseller, author or other member of the book trade, please have a look at our pages. Which is why every action we take, and every book purchase you make helps fund it. Used book sale fundraiser a used book sale fundraiser is a very easy fundraising idea that works well for small groups, schools or churches. Our main work is in prisons, schools and with disadvantaged children. Our campaigns salvage tens of thousands of books from going unused or dumped into landfills every year.
Your used books make a big difference in the lives of americas veterans and their families. Proceeds from their stores are used to fund adult rehabilitation centers, where those in the grip of addiction find help, hope, and a second chance at life. A used book sale fundraiser is a very easy fundraising idea that works well for small groups, schools or churches. They turn around and sell them for a low cost, helping them to make money.
And thrift shops and used book stores are reaping the benefits. Head over to the selling basket and type in the isbn number on the back cover of your book. Donate your used books friends of the jefferson public. The friends of the library group accepts donations of new and used hard cover and paperback books, records, cds, and dvds at their sorting center located at 4747 west napoleon avenue in the administration section of the east bank regional library in metairie on tuesdays and thursdays between 9 a. Wcpl provides a service to our community by accepting donations of your used books, and we will supply a tax donation letter. Netflix show tidying up may be spurring rise in thrift. Word up depends upon the generosity of people who are looking for new homes for their gently used books. The friends shoppe sells books that have been weeded from the librarys circulating collection, as well as books donated by patrons and the community.
Your book donations are key to helping us raise the. If you cant make it down to one of our charity shops to donate your things we can collect them from your home for free. This guide provides information on some of the groups and organizations that do handle book donations including donations of used books if you are seeking book donations, you may be eligible to apply for donations from the groups listedor one of. A lot of men and women will get a book and a feeling that people over here. The ridiculously easy way to donate books online treehugger. The friends of the library will accept gently used books donated year round. Theres also operation paperback, which has been around since 1999 to help collect gentlyused books to send to american troops overseas and vets and military families in the u. We receive almost all our book donations in mint condition from uk publishers. Our donation drop spot in yonkers, ny is the place to recycle and donate the things that you dont need. Free collection of clothes, books and items to donate to. S ao solidarity movement book biennial of pernambuco. Please refer to our material donations policy for details. For every book sold on, we donate a book to someone in need.
Book donations help firehit glasgow school of art library. Better world books supports book drives and collects used books and textbooks through a. Some local goodwills have seen an increase in donations during the first week. The rye free reading room no longer hosts an annual book sale or an indoor book sale. Ohios department of rehabilitation and corrections revising policy that directly impacts used book donations to prisoners. Savers value village accepts donations of used goods on behalf of nonprofits, and purchases those goods from the nonprofit, providing them with. Goodwill goodwill accepts used book donations for their resale stores. Cant find a partner clinic in your neighborhood contact our director of programs jessie chase, or talk to your health care provider about joining the movement as of march 24, 2020, all book donations to the reach out and read colorado office and to our partner.
And he says online has had an immense impact on the usedbook sector, by putting information about the value of unusual books at everyones. Libraries are the number one natural place to donate your used. Were also happy to help coordinate bulk donations of four 4 or more boxes. Give the gift of literacy when you donate your used books to charity. Be gently used covers and pages intact, clean and unmarked pages books may be for the following age groups. Call to book your home collection today by calling 0808 250 0024. A book sale is a great way to raise funds without much upfront cost, so lets take a look at how to do a used book sale to raise money for your cause. You can find dropoff locations in your community on the salvation army website. Donations can be made at any of our locations, but due to space constraints were only able to accept a limited amount of donations at our branches. Books2africa is a uk charity that collects and sends donated books to increase the quality of education in africa by helping individuals and communities to access, read, and understand books, and to extend the life and impact of books by decreasing book waste and increasing book readcycling. We are currently sorting out logistics around donated books.
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