1. The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army accepts used goods donations, including hardback and paperback books. The donations go to stock the Salvation Army store, or to provide reading materials for Salvation Army’s homeless shelters. You can find a drop-off location in Avon.
2. Libraries
The Eagle Valley Library District has a Friends of the Library Society. They hold book sales and other fundraisers to benefit the libraries. These groups use donated books to stock library shelves or resell the books at fundraising events. Typically, library societies accept like-new and gently used book donations.
3. Local Thrift Stores
Local second hand thrift stores can use your donated books. You may want to donate your books to these stores just to increase the availability of affordable books in our community.
4. Got Books? Fundraisers
If you have an idea for a fundraiser and a few friends with piles of unwanted books, you can start your own book drive. Got Books? provides crates you can use to collect donations from your neighborhood. The group purchases your used books and cuts you a check, which you can give to the charity of your choice.
5. Operation Paperback: Send Books To The Troops
Operation Paperback is a non-profit that collects books and sends them to our troops overseas.
By registering for free on their site you’ll be able to tell them what genres of books you have to donate. They’ll give you names of soldiers and an address or addresses to send the books.
This is a great way to show support for our troops that are deployed and missing some of the comforts of home.