What to do with your old books?
It’s time for a “book-tervention”
You know that moment when you realize that if your bookshelf fell on you, you would experience a tragic, dramatic, novel-worthy, death?
We’ve compiled a list of new homes you can give your old books that will make you feel-good and help others in the process:
Many libraries will accept donations of gently used books, especially for recently published titles as these will usually have the longest wait periods for members!
Schools in Canada’s North
Some really excellent organizations are working to get books out to schools and libraries in Canada’s northern and excluded areas. Donate your books to an organization like Books With No Bounds. Started by two sisters, their mission is to bring books to students in the North in hopes of improving literacy skills among First Nations youth.
Many amazing charities would be happy to take your used books off your hands! Charities like The Children’s Book Bank distributes them free of charge to children who might not otherwise have a chance to own their own books. Textbooks For Change will even take your old school textbooks (we know you’re not reading them) and send them to students in East Africa!
Support the rehabilitation of prisoners by donating your old books to prison libraries or an organization like Books 2 Prisoners. It’s an independent community-based group whose purpose is to broaden the range of reading materials available to prisoners throughout Canada.
We know it’s hard, but it’s time to give your books up for a good cause!
It could save your life.
