I second using them for Makerspace projects (see pics - one is shown with magazines but certain books have worked). I also let the classroom teachers take discarded books. Lastly, I do donate books that are salvageable to public libraries for book sales.On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 12:09 PM Melissa Thom via CASL-L <casl-l@mylist.net> wrote:Hello Nicole!One way I use weeded books is for makerspace projects--one of my beliefs is that if a book is non-fiction and outdated, or old and worn out, it should just be recycled in some way--not sent to another school or country.Also, I keep the titles that may still be of interest and let classroom teachers look through them to see if there are any they want to add to their classroom libraries! Lastly, I keep high interest titles to put out for the book swap I organize:)Hope this helps!MelissaMelissa ThomBristow Middle School Media SpecialistWest Hartford Public SchoolsBristow Library Learning Commons Webpage: blog.whps.org/bristowlibrarylearningcommonsFollow us on Twitter: @bristowllcIntermediate Nutmeg Selection Committee Member--2017Google Certified EducatorGoodReads MemberRecord what you love about school libraries on this flipgrid: https://flipgrid.com/6ba908Password: JoyfulteachlibCurrently Reading: The Epic Fail of Aurturo Zamora by Pablo CartayaRenegade Leadership: Creating Innovative Schools For Digital-Age Students by Brad GustafsonScar Island by Dan Gemeinhart (audio)No More Fake Reading: Merging the Classics with Independent Reading to Create Joyful, Lifelong Readers by Berit GordonRecently Finished: Posted by John David AndersonRosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters: The Questioneers Book #1 by Andrea BeatyI Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937 (I Survived #13) by Lauran TarshisThe Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary by Laura ShovanForest World by Margarita EngleHacking Literacy: 5 Ways to Turn Any Classroom into a Culture of Readers by Gerard DawsonPoet X by Elizabeth Acevedo***LOVEDOn Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 11:36 AM Nicole Herget <nherget@branfordschools.org> wrote:Hello CASL!I am hoping you can assist. I am in the process of weeding my nonfiction collection. Our district is wondering what others do with their weeded books. If you recycle/donate what organization(s) do you work with?Thank you!Nicole--
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