I also donated books to Audra of the American Friends of Kenya and had a great experience. Audra is really nice and flexible. She came to pick up my boxes and I learned a bit about the program, which seems excellent. I plan to donate to this organization moving forward.

Sarah

On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 10:23 AM Jodie D'Alexander <jdalexander@region16ct.org> wrote:
I've donated "weeded" books to The American Friends of Kenya.   My contact is Audra Zimmermann.  (I learned of her/ this organization at the CASL conference in 2024).

She came to my school last spring to pick up the boxed books in her car.  I feel good that my weeded books are finding a new home.

Here is her contact info:  supportafklibraries@gmail.com


Mrs. Jodie D’Alexander
Library Media Specialist
Advisory/Senior Capstone Project  co-Advisor
Woodland Student Book Club  co-Advisor
Woodland Regional High School
Connecticut Association of Schools- 2025 High School of the Year
135 Back Rimmon Road
Beacon Falls, CT  06403
(203) 881-5551  ext. 7241

"The only thing you absolutely have to know is the location of the library." - Albert Einstein



On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 10:09 AM Sharon Rodko via CASL-L <casl-l@mylist.net> wrote:
We have used Baystate as well. Just a heads up- they told us they will no longer come just for textbooks.

Sharon Rodko, Librarian
Hurlbutt Elementary School
9 School Road
Weston, CT 06883
(203) 221-6310
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On Tue, Jan 13, 2026, 9:34 AM Mrs. Zillich <dzillich@spchs.com> wrote:
I used Bay State books this year. They will ask how many boxes of books you have but don’t keep the boxes. They showed up with a large truck with bins and dumped the books in. I used student volunteers to create a “fire brigade” to pass boxes to the driver.

On Jan 9, 2026, at 2:16 PM, Barbara Johnson <bajohnson@colchesterct.org> wrote:

Any recommendations for weeded books? the past vendor is no longer in business... I can't find the email from last year when someone pointed me in the right direction...

Barbara Johnson
Instructional Technology Coordinator
Colchester Public Schools




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