Do you donate books? If so, where? Please check all that apply.
Survey expired 12/01/17
Total voters: 568
Do you donate books? If so, where? Please check all that apply.
 7% (39 votes) | Yes, my local bookstore has a program where I can get credit for future purchases |
| 14% (80 votes) | Yes, to used bookstores |
| 35% (200 votes) | Yes, to thrift stores |
| 13% (71 votes) | Yes, to schools |
| 68% (389 votes) | Yes, to libraries |
| 7% (39 votes) | Yes, to hospitals |
| 8% (44 votes) | Yes, to nursing homes |
| 5% (27 votes) | Yes, to homeless shelters |
| 1% (4 votes) | Yes, to prisons |
| 2% (11 votes) | No |
| 3% (16 votes) | No, but I would like to do this |
| 24% (139 votes) | Other (Please specify):- Charities who accept books and will pick up
- little free libraries
- Yes, to SPCA (used by them as a fundraiser)
- I only read ebooks.
- We have a library in our appt. building, I drop of dozens weekly.
- Little libraries
- VA
- Senior Center in my community
- Little Free Library
- Senior center
- Local church bookshelves
- Our Friends of the Library bookstore
- for AAUW branch fundraising for scholarships
- Little Free Libraries
- To friends and family
- To friends and family
- Church yard sale
- I pass them on to family members after I have read them.
- Give to a friend to put little library.
- V. A.
- Cruise and resort libraries
- My aunts senior citizen center that has giveaway shelves for members,also a Veterans organization
- Drop Box Better World Books
- VA clinic
- Book sales where the proceeds go to charity
- To various Little Free Libraries around my neighborhood
- Foster children
- The local bookstore has a program
- Yes, to the local Senior Center. l often get books from there as well.
- To our 55+ neighborhood library
- share with friends and pass them around
- Church group
- Senior Centers
- Donate to friends
- to nonprofits for fundraisers (book sales)
- Veterans Hospital and Clinics
- Church fairs
- little library boxes
- Book donation bin
- My chorus's little library exchange.
- pass on to chosen friends who I know will particularly enjoy
- Children's books to my church's book mobile that goes to inner city schools.
- my local library has a "friends" outlet to raise funds for more materials
- Salvation Army
- Salvation Army
- pass them on to my sister and friends and tell them to do the same
- "Free Little Libraries" which abound in Minneapolis where I live.
- Continually stocking our Little Free Library located in our yard
- planned parenthood
- planned parenthood
- Goodwill
- military Christmas stockings
- Library bookstall
- To others in my book club
- To a couple of friends who read. They then pass them on.
- Little Free Libraries
- Our small Sun City Library for senior residents
- I donate to my local Friends of the Billings Public Library. The donated books support literacy programs in community.
- Our subdivision club house has a library of donated books. We take and give.
- Friends and family
- area senior centers
- Veteran's Administration clinic offices
- A non-profit literacy council
- charity book sale, doctor's office where books are given to children
- little neighborhood built "free libraries" all over town
- Yes, to senior centers
- Goodwill
- Friends
- Little Libraries.
- Kindle books cannot be donated
- Halfway houses recovering from addiction, magazines too
- St Vincent DePaul Society and My church’s Library
- Local VA Clinic
- Donation bins
- To annual AAUW book sale. Proceeds provide college scholarships for girls.
- Our library’s book sale
- to my local Senior Centre
- Our local Pediatric Clinic
- Our local Pediatric Clinic
- Operation Paperback
- Senior center
- Senior Citizen center
- Neighbors-
- A Church that distributes free items to low-income/homeless people
- Little Free Libraries
- Organizations having used book sales
- Low-income housing, senior housing
- Churches and Charities for Children
- Free Little Libraries
- Senior Center
- Local Senior Center. They then make the books available to other seniors.
- Book swap at our local post office
- community centres for 55+ aged people only.
- a free lending library on the street
- a used bookstore that supports a spay/neuter program
- book sales sponsored by Friends of the Library
- friends
- to book groups and friends.
- Used book sale to benefit library
- You gave me great ideas (hospitals, nursing homes) for future donations!
- NYC parks department has a swapnshop once a year. Also, my local AARP has a book swap monthly. Vietnam Vets collects books.
- To Christmas Clearing Council in WI
- To friends.
- My golf club
- Little free libraries
- Friends
- My Mom has been volunteering at a library in Linden Iowa for years, I always send my ARC books there!
- Church
- My church
- Our local Senior center
- food pantry asks for childrens books for clients children.
- Yes, to Altrusa International (of Roseburg, Oregon). This is a non-profit celebrating literacy.
- AAUW American Assoc. of University Women annual book sale
- Little free libraries
- Small church that is starting a church library.
- Small church that is starting a church library.
- Small church that is starting a church library.
- My local YMCA hosts a book sale each year and asks for book donations prior to the sale
- Little Free Library within our city
- charities like purple heart
- Church's store
- Little Free Libraries
- Salvation Army
- Friends of the Library for their annual sale
- Leave in public places for others to take. Bookcrossing.com
- Visiting nurses
- to the church
- to the local Friends of the Library who hold two booksales annually and use the money for things taxes don't cover
- Church
- Bookmooch.com
- Free library, give a book, take a book.
- The Vietnam Vets
- The Vietnam Vets and friends and family
- Our Friends of the Library have a book store and resale the books. The money is used to by new books for our library.
- share with friends and colleagues - local library doesn't always want them
- to a free book shelf at my favorite coffee house;
- Through church to after school program
- Friend
- friends and relatives, especially seniors
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