Help!! Too many books.

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  Posted by Me'Me Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:55pm PDT

  TRY A CHURCH OR A WOMEN'S SHELTER. THERE ARE SEVERAL PLACES YOU CAN LOOK INTO DONATING YOUR BOOKS TOO.

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  Posted by Barbara C Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:56am PDT

  your local library always take donated books, in our little city they have opened a used book store and the monies from there go to support the local library, or have a yard sale to sell them cheap being school is about to begin........

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  Posted by AmandaQ Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:23am PDT

  you can trade them on bookmooch.com or paperback swap.com. Its a good way to get rid of unwanted books and get new ones to read.

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  Posted by Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:03am PDT

  i was going to say the same thing and give it to the local library or used book store...try looking in your local white pages or yellow pages or calling some libraries in town to see...or yo ucould try selling them via half.com or ebay...

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  Posted by Disgruntled Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:15am PDT

  Call your local library. If your library has a book sale as a fund raiser they will probably accept your old books. You could also try Goodwill.

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  Posted by Rose Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:12pm PDT

  Freecycle. Everything they give is free. and it will go to someone who will use them not just thrown away.

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  Posted by WilliamM Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:25am PDT

  There is no such thing as "too many books". Unless they are romance novels or something. Just get some more shelves. :)

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  Posted by CarolB Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:04am PDT

  to me...for free...= )

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  Posted by graylady Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:21pm PDT

  Hospitals need things to read,while waiting for tests.Even the patients that have to stay for a long time for rehab on injuries probably would enjoy something to read to pass their time.Some hospital gift shops sell used books .

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  Posted by JacquelineB Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:49am PDT

  I had this problem when I was moving a couple of years ago, and to my surprise, my local library would NOT take any donated books. I was shocked - call your library first to make sure! Womens' shelters & senior citizen centers will take them. half.com or ebay are great if you want to keep the books around for a while and then worry about shipping them out. You could also try used bookstores - they exist by buying old books and taking donations.

  I live in Chicago and in my neighborhood, someone has taken an old newspaper vending box and converted it into a book swap - type thing. When you finish a book, you put it in the box and take a new one. When you finish that one, you do the same thing - it's a really great idea!

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