We use Better World Books. They’re great! They send boxes and you schedule a UPS pickup. You get a small percentage of the selling price for any book that sells.

Here’s the info from their webpage:

“Better World Books for Libraries

Better World Books helps you make the most of the books your library no longer needs. Let us help you:

Sell your discards & donations online.

Earn money for your library.

Support literacy initiatives worldwide.

Reuse first – get your books into hands of readers who will truly love them.

Free up shelf space for new and wonderful books.

Handle donations brought in by your patrons.

Make the most of your antiquarian, rare & collectible books.

The program is FREE. We provide shipping materials AND pay for shipping.”

Linda Williams

Linda Williams

Children's Services Consultant

Connecticut State Library/WLSC

1320 Main Street, Suite 25

Willimantic, CT 06226

(860) 456-1717 x302

Linda.Williams@ct.gov

DLD Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CSLDLD

From: CASL-L [mailto:casl-l-bounces@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Beecher, Louise
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 9:16 AM
To: casl-l@mylist.net
Subject: [CASL-L] Place for excess books

Hello All,

I need some help disposing of some books.

I work at an inner-city high school that has not had a librarian on site for a couple of years and during that time some "kind" person/institution that I would dearly love to get my hands on - er, meet - donated more than 100 hardback copies of "Beautiful Chaos" by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. In case you don't know, that is the third book in the Beautiful Creatures series.

I also have more than 100 paperback copies of "Broadway Lights: Secrets of my Hollywood" life by Jen Calonita and am also engaged in a major weeding project.

In short, I have a huge number of books to dispose of.

While attending a professional meeting last year, I heard about a company that will take bulk books from libraries. If you know what this company is, or have worked with it before, please contact me.

I am not looking for money (although even a tiny amount would be nice) but a way to get these off my hands that does not involve numerous trips to the dumpster.

Louise Beecher

Librarian

"A democratic society depends upon an informed and educated citizenry."

Thomas Jefferson