There are many nonprofit organizations that accept book donations. Salvation Army and Goodwill use books to stock stores. The books are sold to fund programs for career training and employment, as well as to help those in the community. There are thousands of Goodwill and Salvation Army stores around the country. Find your local stores in the phone book or online. Drop off your books and be sure to get a tax deduction receipt to use when you file your taxes.
First Book is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide books to children in very low income families. Based out of Washington, D.C, they partner with online bookseller Better World Books who accepts used book donations then donates a portion of their proceeds to First Book. For specific information on what to donate to Better World Books, go to Firstbook.org, click "Get Involved," click "Donate" and click "Turn Old Books Into New Books." Books being shipped should go to the following address:
Better World Books
Attention: First Book
55740 Currant Road
Mishawaka, IN 46545
Books for Africa collects books and sends them to Africa. They also encourage those donating books to add financial donations to help with shipping costs. Books for the Barrios collects and sends books to the Philippines, Mexico, Honduras and other countries. Details on how to get involved can be found on their Web site, booksforthebarrios.com.
BOOKS FOR Africa
Drop off books at:
Books for Africa Warehouse
715 Minnehaha Ave. E.
St. Paul, MN 55106
Send books to:
Books for Africa Warehouse-Atlanta
2971 Olympic Industrial Drive SE, Suite C
Smyrna, GA 30080
Send financial donations to:
Books for Africa
253 E. 4th St., Suite 200
Saint Paul, MN 55101
651-602-9844
Donate online at: booksforafrica.org
The mission of Books Through Bars is to educate those in the prison system with the help of donated books. The program was founded by a publishing company in Philadelphia. If you live in the Philadelphia area, take books or send financial donations to their Baltimore Avenue office. If you live elsewhere, you can send books to them after confirming that your books are usable by the program. Also, through their Web site you can locate a prison book program near you.
Books Through Bars
4722 Baltimore Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19143
215-727-8170
booksthroughbars.org