We thought there has to be a better ending for any used book. Programs that accept new or used books, magazines and other reading materials and keep them for use in their own program or donate them to libraries, schools. Jun 03, 2019 the company operates 100 percent on donations, so their site asks for donations in through paypal. So many of us have books piling up in corners, lining up along the floor, stacked in piles on desks, overflowing from our bookshelves.
They enhance the library by donating important items or by funding programs that are not. Friends of the library atlantafulton public library system. Oct, 2009 donations are accepted by aauw atlanta a notforprofit which sponsors local scholarships for girls and women in georgia. It is through the sale of your donated items that friends generates funds to support its programs. Collects, processes, and hand picks titles for used book distribution to prison libraries around the country books through bars check website for current needs, but usually trade skills, puzzle books, dictionaries, instructional art, etc. Other ways you can help atlanta mission include volunteering, donating goods, running in our 5k race, and, of course, praying. The vast majority of charities that accept books as donations will be happy to. Each of these will be able to help you with the tax deductions youll receive from your book donation. It also has nonprofit status in the state of georgia. Donations are accepted by aauw atlanta a notforprofit which sponsors local scholarships for girls and women in georgia. Bldg a, suite 100, atlanta, ga 30342 please leave your name and email address so we can thank you and send a receipt. Recycling often gets the spotlight, but its last in the reduce, reuse, recycle motto for a reason. Higher profit margin than sorting through books and resellingdonating.
The value of donations for tax purposes is fair market value the price charged in a store for used items. Prisoner requests and space dictate what we keep and what we pass on to other organizations. Used book donations in atlanta, woodstock, roswell, dunwoody, and surrounding communities help kidney disease patients. Just click the schedule a pickup button below, choose a date for your donation pickup, leave your clearly labeled donations. 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. You need only walk through the front door and a whole new world opens up. Top places to donate used books home storage solutions 101. The international book project ibp is a registered 501 c3 notforprofit organization, founded by harriet van meter in 1966, which has sent more than 7 million books abroad.
We have compiled a listing of libraries and centers that are known to have a copy of the book and can be viewed by clicking the link below. Acceptable books are gently used and relevant to an african reader. Irs publications 561 determining the value of donated. Donating used books is one way to pass them onto committed readers while creating space for new books. Reducing the amount of waste we produce, and reusing things to their fullest, are our first lines of defense in conserving natural resources for example, take books. The donations go to stock the salvation army store, or to provide reading materials for salvation armys homeless shelters. Law book donations thank you for your interest in donating law teaching books and treatises for use by african law schools, bar associations, court systems, and legal ngos.
Friends of the library atlantafulton public library. We are able to accept gently used springsummer clothing, food and hygiene items at 2353 bolton road, nw, atlanta, ga 30318, monday through saturday from 10am6pm. Give money, donate food or goods, volunteer, run in our 5k race, and much more. Atlanta, ga and michiana area residents, or visitors to these regions, can visit our bins in person and place preloved books inside for. Compensation you can get a tax break for any textbooks or other goods you donate. Books we cannot use are passed onto more than words bookstore where they are either sold or recycled. Your book donations can also help stock the libraries in prisons and juvenile detention facilities. We are an allvolunteer, nonprofit organization and accept donations of books that are in good condition with no missing covers and no musty, marked, or stained pages. You will need to pay for the shipping to get the books to their offices if you dont live near a drop off location. Long island, the 17th most populous island in the world, according to the 2000 census, offers a number of institutions that accept donations. So id love to collect used or new books you might have lying around. You can find a wide selection of used furnishing in good, readytouse condition at value village stores located throughout the atlanta area.
Where to donate books you no longer need or sell if you. If youre feeling generous, donating your used books can be a great way to find them a loving home. Books for africa remains the largest shipper of donated text and library books to the african continent, shipping over 47 million books to all 55 countries on the african continent since 1988. Residents of atlanta, georgia, and the surrounding area who want to donate books to charity but are unsure of what types of books are acceptable as donations shouldnt fret. Better world books donation 55740 currant road mishawaka, in 46545. When you make used book donations to american kidney services aks, it helps produce financial aid for people in the greater atlanta area and beyond who are suffering from kidney disease. At thriftbooks, we believe reading can change the world. Second hand furniture atlanta tucker, decatur, roswell. Our mission is to promote education and literacy while broadening americans understanding of their neighbors, which we achieve by annually sending more than. This article from real simple says there are many sciencebased reasons to read an actual book. Pickup please accepts donations, including used textbooks, in thirteen states in the u. 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.
Dec 12, 2019 if youve ever been to your local goodwill store, you couldnt have missed the piles and piles of books for sale there. Organizing a childrens book drive is a great way to get more books to children in lowincome families. Jan 24, 2019 since 1994, the womens prison book project wpbp has provided women and transgender persons in prison with free reading materials covering a wide range of topics from law and education dictionaries, ged, etc. Donate books for the atlanta aauw bookfair at these locations. 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. Im putting together a book drive to donate to georgia prisons around the state due to a huge shortage of books in some prisons, less than 2 books per prisoner. Wcpl provides a service to our community by accepting donations of your used books, and we will supply a tax donation letter. Books for africa cannot allocate funds for the mailing or shipping of book donations to our warehouses.
All books sold at bookfair are donated, and all sorting, pricing and sales are accomplished by member volunteers. African law schools often have minimal books for classroom and library use. Oct 24, 2019 donations can be made by bringing items to the irc in atlanta office at 2305 parklake drive, atlanta, ga 30345 from monday to friday between 9am and 4pm. Items needed for refugees in atlanta international rescue. Set up a free donation pickup in the atlanta area with furkids thrift store. The may 912 used book sale has been postponed until further notice. Charities such as amvets, big brothers big sisters, family thrift, my brothers keeper, vietnam veterans of america, and more will pick up your donations for free and leave you. Donate books to charity free nationwide book donation pick up. Deliver donation books to the town of exeters transfer station convenient book drop container on tuesdays between 9 a. Libraries usually accept donations and sell those books in a friends of the library fundraiser. I bring some books to the book sale of the local library they have their own used book shop, and i clip off our address label and donate kids magazines highlights, ranger rick, etc. A used book sale fundraiser is a very easy fundraising idea that works well for small groups, schools or churches.
Used book donations can also go to a school library or your local city or county library. Thank you for considering aauw bookfair for your donation. Better world books is a nonprofit that accepts your donations of used. Specialized jewish books, particularly religious materials written in hebrew and. Wind your way through our many rooms or curl up with a book in a cozy chair. Bookmagazine donation programs united way of metro atlanta 2. The key to maximizing your donation, however, is to identify the best recipient for these books, depending on their subject matter. There are some guidelines on what the ga department of corrections can take, so i created this flyer. Book it forward atlanta came to life after we saw many unwanted used books in boxes being dumped at a landfill. Second, by donating your books youre encouraging others to read. Visit their website to read more or to find a location near you.
Donated books accepted year round at these locations click for locations. Subreddit for all things in and about atlanta, georgia. Your purchases and donations help generate the revenue needed to care for 600 cats and dogs every day. Where to donate used books 10 places to start money crashers. Goodwill branches generally accept all used book donations, and the proceeds from their sale is used to help fund the good works that they do in the community. Druid hills road, atlanta, ga 30329 campbell dental group 4840 roswell road.
Atl fulton county public library system accepts book donations at any branch, and you may be able to arrange a pickup of your books with the friends of the library volunteer groups specific to each branch. Friends of the public library accepts gently used books for fundraising book. Some charities have developed literacy programs worldwide and will send your used book donations to help the less fortunate in every corner of globe. Donations will be resold and the funds gained used to aid sufferers of kidney disease. We cannot use every book that is donated even if it meets the criteria in our donation guidelines. Drop them off at any phoenix public library location during regular library hours drop them off any hour of the day in the big, green donation bins at century library and saguaro library drop them off directly to our book donation warehouse monday through thursday between 9 a. Give the gift of literacy when you donate your used books to charity. First, donating your books means theyll have a chance at being re used instead of sitting in a landfill. Please be aware that the american library association does not accept, distribute, or coordinate donations of books or any other materials. From the largest selection of used titles to collectibles and new releases, we put quality, affordable books into the hands of readers. Goodwill goodwill accepts used book donations for their resale stores.
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. Donate directly to their shops or pop them into one of 300 book donation banks in sainsburys car parks. Picture books please do not donate textbooks, encyclopedias, scribbledin books, damaged books, or musty books. How to donate used books in long island pen and the pad.
Arrange a free pick up in the southern new hampshire area by calling 9786646444. The vancouver public library will take books that are in good condition and of current interest. 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. Donating jewish books is a worthwhile endeavor, and your books will likely find many eager readers. Buying a book from one of these lists ensures that we get new copies of what we most need which is especially important because some prisons do not allow used books. We accept donations of used books, audio books on cd, and dvds only. Book drives spread the word about the need for books and reach people who might have books posters are available for download and printing income tax i nformation. Aauw state college used book sale penn state universityuniversity park snider agricultural arena corner of park avenue and fox hollow roads 8144666041 across park avenue from the centre county visitors center 800 east park ave.
Several friends groups raise funds by conducting used book sales. We accept books of any kind, for children or adults. Not only do your book donations through pick up please support us veterans, they also support reading in general. Second hand furniture is an affordable alternative to buying new, and buying used wood furniture such as beds and tables is also environmentally friendly. In fact, a percentage of the net sale price of every book goes to these great causes.
You can deliver books to us at 2936m north druid hills road, atlanta, ga 30329, or we can pick them up. Donate used books atlanta kennesaw woodstock smyrna. 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. From canned goods to clocks, from diapers to detergent, we can use it. Fossl used book store sandy springs library 395 mt.
Use the donation center locator to find your nearest donation center. Books for keeps has a great need for new or gently used books for children and young adults in prek through 12th grade. Book sale finder, your guide to used book bargains at book sales held by libraries and other nonprofit organizations. We have wish lists at a room of ones own a local madison bookstore and at amazon. They collect book donations by drop off at either their atlanta, ga office or their st. Your used books make a big difference in the lives of americas veterans and their families. Residents of atlanta, ga, can donate books of all types to charity. We sell these items at our local used book sale april. These books were probably not intended for a landfill, which makes it worse. The proceeds derived from these sales benefit the library and its programs. The atlanta chapter encourages the donation of the book to libraries and organizations that will make this resource available to the public. Donating to prison libraries book donation programs. 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. You will need to pay for the shipping to get the books to.
Residents of atlanta, ga, can donate books of all types to charity residents of atlanta, georgia, and the surrounding area who want to donate books to charity but are unsure of what types of books are acceptable as donations shouldnt fret. 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. Due to the heavy construction in midtown, we are no longer able to accept donations at the shepherds inn, my sisters house or the atlanta day shelter. 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. Used book donations atlanta woodstock roswell dunwoody. If you mail books, please do not send boxes that weight more than 50 pounds and do not include any nonrecyclable packing materials such as plastic bubble wrap or peanuts. The salvation army accepts used goods donations, including hardback and paperback books. Donate books friends of the phoenix public library. Atlanta vintage books has been serving our community of book lovers for over 30 years. If you dont have the interest to sell your books, many organizations will accept them. No matter how big or small, your donations are needed and appreciated. These books, unfortunately, do not sell at our annual book sale and will likely be recycled. We are home to more than 75,000 used, collectible, and vintage books. The salvation army is one of the worlds largest providers of social aid.
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. Friends of the library organizations are separate organizations from the library and are made up of caring, involved people who support a strong public library system for the benefit of the community. Your gently used books, dvds, and cds can live on in service of the library when donated to the friends. The city i used to live in had a library system that would accept good condition books, especially recent.