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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would like to thank everyone who replied to my message about disposing books from a large weeding project. Many of you had the same answers and I greatly appreciate your input.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I received requests to share the information gathered, so this is a summary of what I learned.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There are a number of online booksellers that will take a large collection of books. They will resell what they can and donate or recycle what does not sell. Depending on which bookseller you contact, they may provide you with the packing
materials, pay for shipping, and/or give the library a percentage of the profit when the books sell. Specifically recommended were:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Better World Books
<a href="https://services.betterworldbooks.com/libraries/">https://services.betterworldbooks.com/libraries/</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Thriftbooks
<a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/partners/sell/">https://www.thriftbooks.com/partners/sell/</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Zubal Books
<a href="https://www.zubalbooks.com/sell.jsp">https://www.zubalbooks.com/sell.jsp</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I also learned some state institutions cannot legally donate books that will be resold, so recycling is the only option. You can Google recyclers in your area to discuss options. I received contact information for a recycler used in my
area by a local library.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There are also companies like Newman Paperboard <a href="https://newmanpaperboard.com/">
https://newmanpaperboard.com/</a> Who make a wide variety of paperboard products from recycled books. Newman Paperboard is partnered with United States Recycling
<a href="https://unitedstatesrecycling.com/services/">https://unitedstatesrecycling.com/services/</a> who diverts recyclable material from landfills.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Finally, on a smaller scale, there are projects like The Prison Book Program
<a href="https://prisonbookprogram.org/donate-books/guidelines/">https://prisonbookprogram.org/donate-books/guidelines/</a> Or the Uganda Book Project. There are restrictions on materials sent for these smaller projects though, and shipping will be at your
expense. They are worthy causes if you have the time and ability to select titles that meet their criteria though.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I also found an ALA LibGuide to book donation programs: <a href="https://libguides.ala.org/book-donations">
https://libguides.ala.org/book-donations</a> which includes some of these ideas and more.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">So, there you go! Hopefully one or more of these ideas will help.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks again for all the great information I received. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jill<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jill M. Church<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Electronic Resources and ILL Librarian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Montante Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">D’Youville University<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:churchj@dyc.edu">churchj@dyc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:ill@dyc.edu">ill@dyc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 716-829-8107<o:p></o:p></p>
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