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jandt2006
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Donate books?
does anyone know of any elementary schools that are in need of any books? I have a boxful of goosebumps books all new that i bought for my cousin years ago and never gave to her since they moved away. Now she is too old for them and i barely see her anymore. I gave some to my coworkers daughter and the rest i'm willing to give away. i would like to know where it's going and who is going to appreciate them then just dumping them in some donation bin. TIA
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Posted 4/13/06 9:18 PM  |
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Juliet
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Re: Donate books?
What about the public library?
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| Posted 4/13/06 9:21 PM |
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mrswask
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Re: Donate books?
If you can't find a school to take them, what about a youth center or children's ward of a hospital?
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| Posted 4/13/06 10:28 PM |
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CathyB
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Re: Donate books?
I know that the Wantagh library is accepting books for a booksale they are having next month to raise funds.
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| Posted 4/13/06 10:37 PM |
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Christine
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Re: Donate books?
I don't know about LI, but the queens library will only take a handful of relatively new release books at a time for donations.
Housing Works - Used Book Cafe accepts donations -- you can ship them at their expense or drop them off. They will take any book in saleable condition -- no tears, water damage, missing covers, mildewed, etc. They don't take anything dated like travel books, encyclopedias, business or text books. Their website has a lot of info.
ETA they are a non-profit organization and will issue a receipt for the donation.
Message edited 4/13/2006 11:37:19 PM.
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| Posted 4/13/06 11:36 PM |
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mrsmck
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Re: Donate books?
Posted by Christine
I don't know about LI, but the queens library will only take a handful of relatively new release books at a time for donations.
Housing Works - Used Book Cafe accepts donations -- you can ship them at their expense or drop them off. They will take any book in saleable condition -- no tears, water damage, missing covers, mildewed, etc. They don't take anything dated like travel books, encyclopedias, business or text books. Their website has a lot of info.
ETA they are a non-profit organization and will issue a receipt for the donation.
I used to work for Queens and their policy was to accept all donations (I left in December, so maybe it's changed?) After looking at the books, there were 3 options: add them to the collection, use them for booksale, or discard.
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| Posted 4/14/06 12:36 AM |
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Freddie
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Re: Donate books?
I think you will have more luck with a public library, most schools have pretty strict rules on donations and selection policy.
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| Posted 4/14/06 5:54 AM |
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jms100303
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Re: Donate books?
I would recommend donating them to Momma's House
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| Posted 4/14/06 8:02 AM |
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jandt2006
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Re: Donate books?
wow ladies thanks for all the replies. the books are in brand new condition.
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| Posted 4/17/06 5:55 PM |
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