book donations? need help!

[freshbreath]

I have a large box of:

old textbooks
novels (hard and softcover)

I want to get rid of this stuff, but to a charitable organization that will make sure to deliver them for educational purposes

are there any places to take it?

 

[red]

I have a large box of:

old textbooks
novels (hard and softcover)

I want to get rid of this stuff, but to a charitable organization that will make sure to deliver them for educational purposes

are there any places to take it?

call some of the colleges at UofT they will pick up the books for their annual book sales- all money goes to support their libraries

 

[Moet]

You can always call a school that is close to your home..?

 

[freshbreath]

the textbooks are university textbooks, but old enough that they wouldn't be in current use by any canadian university
the novels are worn fiction

isn't there some agency that'll ship 'em to the third world?

 

[LancsLad]

the textbooks are university textbooks, but old enough that they wouldn't be in current use by any canadian university
the novels are worn fiction

isn't there some agency that'll ship 'em to the third world?

Ship to the third world you say!

If they are in English they will be useless in quebec.

 

[playw/respect]

I have a large box of:

old textbooks
novels (hard and softcover)

I want to get rid of this stuff, but to a charitable organization that will make sure to deliver them for educational purposes

are there any places to take it?

I have a large box of:

old porn magazines
no stains (hard and softcore)

I want to get rid of this stuff, but to a charitable organization that will make sure to deliver them for educational purposes

are there any places to take it?

 

[MissCroft]

Throughout the U of T campus there are donation boxes that you can drop books into that will get shipped to various countries in Africa. I know there's one in the Northrop Frye building at Victoria college and think there's also one in Robarts library. (Probably quite a few more but those are the only ones I can think of).

 

[MissCroft]

Btw, the books don't necessarily have to be textbooks, they can be fiction, etc. as well. I believe they're sent to schools in Africa.

 

[freshbreath]

thanks, I'll look that up

 

[frankcastle]

Why not Salvation Army or Amity or something along those lines. They'll take those books and try and sell them at really cheap prices. Some of the worn fiction can easily go for under a dollar. Not a huge profit, the money goes to good causes, and the buyer gets to enjoy a book at a silly cheap price. Oh yeah and you feel good..... so everybody wins.

 

[bestillmehard]

maybe you have a store in your area called the "mennonite mission"...I have one in my area and they sell any and all donations to provide food, clothing and education to children in third world countries. Saint Vincent DePaul is a christian organization which serves the same purpose as the mennonite mission.

 

[MissCroft]

Sorry to resurrect an old (and boring, lol) thread but thought that the original poster (or someone else) might still be looking for a place to take his old books. As I mentioned before, there are boxes throughout the UofT campus to donate your old books and they get sent to students in Africa. It appears they only take used college/university textbooks or similar type books...I happened to see one of the boxes today and it reminded me of this thread. Here's the link: http://www.gkutoronto.com/serviceactivities/bwb.html