Hey Highland Parkers,

Thank you so much for the great responses – now I have a lot of places to donate and feel like the books are really going to the right places! There were a lot of requests to share the information. Here are the responses, copied and pasted…

Carnegie libraries

-takes books, CDs & DVDs if in good condition and will provide a receipt for tax purposes.  Obviously the East Liberty location is closed for remodeling

-we have taken books to the carnegie library branch (east liberty not currently open). closest branch is lawrenceville i think. they sell them to raise funds

Book ‘Em

- would LOVE to have those books in particular and all others; our books-to-prisoners program needs job-hunting books and prisoners request all sorts of books, so feel bring to bring as many as you can regardless of covers or condition. Especially welcome are dictionaries, thesauruses, and almanacs or books of facts such as encyclopedias. The prisoners are so polite and so very grateful for books to help them keep their sanity in a negative environment, and to study for jobs or careers for when they get out (if they ever do). And I especially like to send books and calendars with beautiful color and pictures of nature.

We are totally OUT of money for postage to mail books with no prospects in sight, so financial donations are also welcome as are stamps of any kind. I wonder if there are any churches or community groups who would do a dictionary drive for us or donate money? We are a project of Thomas Merton Center which is a 501c3 nonprofit and therefore tax-deductible.

-You can drop them off at the Thomas Merton Center weekdays 9-5

http://www.thomasmertoncenter.org/bookem/index.html on Penn Ave near People’s Indian.

Beginning With Books (412) 361-8560

Half Price Books on McKnight road

-they pay you money for them and then you can donate the money to the charity of your choice.   They know more than most charities about the best way to reuse used books.  You won't get much, but I feel it is better than donating them to Goodwill. 

Good Will

-accepts books & mags to sell

-also a person wrote “Goodwill only takes novels”

How about Pittsburgh literacy council.

- There is a place across the side street from CVS in East Liberty (Literacy Council) that may want them or know where to send them.  Don't forget, there is our community garage sale in June

Also the Vassaar Bryn Mawr book store in Oakland will take books.  You could call and check with them to see if your topics are ones they will accept.

Try the women's correctional facility in Oakland.

I gave them tons of stuff at one time.

 
Brother's Brother Foundation in the North Side. They donate them to libraries in Africa.

I think St Andrew’s church on Hampton takes book donations.

I know Edgewood library (CC Mellor) takes donations (closer than North Hills.)

I believe that Metro Family Practice, a not-for-profit primary care group just off Penn Ave. in Point Breeze will take children's books.  Their web site is at http://www.metrofamilypractice.org/.

The east end thrift shop takes books and just about everything else. they resell at very low prices serving low income folks in garfield etc. they're at 5123 penn ave but have limited hours as they are staffed by volunteers. call ahead at 412 361 6010.