Morris County Library > Reader Services > Donating books
What to do with used books?
(See also information on donating clothes, furniture, etc.)
Local libraries, organizations & schools
The Morris County Library welcomes used book donations (in good condition) for free public
exchange. You can drop your books at the Circulation desk. If you have a large number of books
please call first (973-285-6939). Free books are located in our first floor vestibule, just
as you enter the library. Your
local library may also welcome donations for its
booksale.
Local non-profit organizations sell your donations to
raise funds or distribute them to needy readers.
School media centers might be
happy to receive donations of lightly used children's books and magazines. Other organizations
sometimes welcoming books are senior centers, family shelters, hospitals, and nursing homes.
Rare & valuable books?
If you think your books fall into this category you can check values
in American Book Prices Current or Bookman's Price Index, (both available at
the Morris County Library) or online book dealers (Alibris, Used
Book Central, AbeBooks, or EBay). Antiquarian book sellers offer a
national
database to
identify firms that deal in special fields. Call the bookseller first to see if he is interested in
your items.
Some will make on-site visits to large collections being sold for estate settlement.
Bargain Box Thrift Shop, 973-267-1334
102 Mt. Kemble Ave., Morristown
Sponsored by the Morristown Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Donations are accepted only on certain days. Call for information.
Greystone Park
Association, 973-889-0170
Greystone Park
Open Tuesdays & Thursdays,
10AM-3PM, call ahead for
instructions.
St. Clare's Bargain
Barn, 973-625-6093
St. Clare's Hospital, Denville
Tuesdays &
Saturdays
Out-of-county
Seamen's Church Institute
Port Newark, NJ
973-589-5828
Accepts old issues of National Geographic, Newsweek & Time. Also takes paperbacks.
Visiting Nurse
Assn.
Somerset Hills
908-781-6445
Call for
details
Books for Soldiers
Winston-Salem NC
Send your paperbacks to soldiers
who've asked for reading
material.
International organizations
Books for Africa
St. Paul, MN
612-602-9844
Bridge to Asia, San
Francisco, CA
415-678-2990
Brother's Brother Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA
412-321-3160
Antiquarian book sellers in Morris County
Chatham Bookseller, 8 Greenvillage Rd., Madison, 973-822-1361
Old Book Shop, 4 John St., Morristown, 973-538-1210
John P. La Criox, 179 Washington St., Morristown, 973-267-3115
Where to donate cars, cell phones, clothing & computers
Questions?
http://www.mclib.info/usedbooks.html
© Morris County Library 2001
20 March 2008