Say, my friends...

[roxy]

What *do* you do with old books?

I'm cleaning out my little work room(again)trying to make more space and I separated out a lot of books. It was *HARD*! There are no used book stores in my area so they're going to the Goodwill. I really should just toss them--no one needs a typography book from the stone ages...I'm hoping someone will take it for the laughs.

I've set the books to the side, close to the door, so that when they migrate back to the bookshelf, they'll have had a little fresh air...NO! Not going back to the bookshelf.

I use my TowelSam icon just because it's pretty. :)

Comments

[bt-kady.livejournal.com]

Do you have a local library? The library where I work has a small area where we sell used books donated to the library, or ones we've weeded from our catalog. You might want to check to see if your library has something like that. Better that than to just throw them away.

[gingersnap1224.livejournal.com]

You should take them to Goodwill because set dressers and props people are often looking for old obscure books like that.

[meus_venator]

I donated a lot to the local art high school, I had a lot of art books, coffee table ones that honestly, though I loved them dearly, were just boat anchors taking up space. The art students can read them, chop them up for a collage, whatever. And I gave the local library a ton of softcovers.
I'm totally onboard the ePub train. I can't see me opening a softcover again unless it's out of print.

[raloria.livejournal.com]

I see someone beat me to the library suggestion. *g*

How about an antique store? I'm always seeing old books in the antique shops I frequent.

[fufaraw]

Probably not the ancient languages one, but if any seem suitable, you could always donate to the hospital library cart.

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

I took mine to a variety of charity shops in my area (we have a Lifeline/Wesley, Smith Family, Red Cross, but I won't give to the Salvation Army, screw them). I get a kick out of seeing my old movies and books on their shelves.

When they all got overwhelmed (I have a LOT of books to rehome) I set up a 'bring a book, take a book' at work. Took about a thousand in there over time.

Now that both of these have reached saturation point, I'm inclined to leave them on nice park benches and bus stops and train stations. Feels like abandoning a dog instead of taking it to the pound, but someone will love them, right? Right?

Oh... the guilt...

[danceswithgary]

I've been slowly paring down my collection and they've all gone to Goodwill. There are some I'll never give up, even if I'll likely never read them again because books are heavy and my arthritic hands complain.

[agent-jl36.livejournal.com]

Maybe there are some Little Free Libraries in your part of the world? http://littlefreelibrary.org/ourmap/