Recycling Resource Series:  Book Donation Locations

What do I do with all the books?  I definitely don’t want to throw them out!!

Here’s some great ideas of where and how to donate the books are ready to part with, so that they can move on to be treasured and enjoyed by others.

1. Sabra Books – “We make it easy! If you have decided which books you would like to sell (or donate), just contact us. We’ll schedule a pick-up time that works for you and get the job done right.”  sabrabooks.com
2. Books for Soldiers — http://booksforsoldiers.com/donate_to_the_soldiers/  or http://www.operationpaperback.org/
3. Books for Africa — http://www.booksforafrica.org/books-computers/donate-books.html
4. Books for Prisoners —  http://booksthroughbars.org/donate/books/  or http://www.bookstoprisoners.net/
5. Books are sold to support Public Library — http://www.ala.org/united/about/donatebooks
6. http://www.betterworldbooks.com/go/donatebooks
7. http://littlefreelibrary.org/
8. Children’s Hospitals
9. Local Day Care Centers or Schools
10. Friend’s of the Library at your local library
11. Los Angeles based, but books can be shipped.  http://www.bookends.org/how-to-donate-books
12. San Francisco based, but books can be shipped. http://www.childrensbookproject.org/contribute
13. Homeless Shelters.
14. Chicago area based.  http://berniesbookbank.org/donate-books/