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35. Please don't throw books in the trash.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Mon Oct 20, 2025, 09:10 PM

Oct 20

There are so many places to donate them.
Or even sell them, if you have resell bookstores.
There are places online that will buy them as well.

If all else fails, please donate them to prisons. They need books desperately!

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Why is it so hard to throw out books when you move? [View all] CTyankee Oct 20 OP

It's almost impossible. Me, if I need to make that decision, Polly Hennessey Oct 20 #1

Is there a nearby library you can donate books to? fierywoman Oct 20 #2

No, they won't accept any more unless it is very, very special. CTyankee Oct 20 #4

Or a bunch of Little Free Libraries Oeditpus Rex Oct 20 #13

Yes! Here is a map for LFLs (link) Nittersing Oct 20 #15

Our neighborhood has these little, tiny ones but we have a boatload of books. CTyankee Oct 20 #18

I hear ya'. Raven123 Oct 20 #3

Because they become a part of us? mwmisses4289 Oct 20 #5

I haven't read "Power And Policy in the Soviet Union" or "Mao's China" in decades..... lastlib Oct 20 #10

😃 mwmisses4289 Oct 20 #12

I've found a lot of books from my childhood on eBay lastlib Oct 20 #24

I feel the same way. LoisB Oct 20 #29

Eloquently expressed Oeditpus Rex Oct 20 #17

Donate them SheltieLover Oct 20 #6

Yes...donate them..senior centers will take them. Deuxcents Oct 20 #7

My books go where I go. lastlib Oct 20 #8

Please donate all of the outed books. sinkingfeeling Oct 20 #9

Many thrift shops take books DBoon Oct 20 #21

I hear ya! WestMichRad Oct 20 #11

Is why I've decided to never move again dweller Oct 20 #14

I'm slightly selective BOSSHOG Oct 20 #16

I am a re-reader of books I've really enjoyed. It's like visiting an old friend. 3catwoman3 Oct 20 #19

My books are who I have become in a way. Prairie_Seagull Oct 20 #20

When I move seniors most want to take their books kimbutgar Oct 20 #22

I don't feel guilty at all. mwmisses4289 Oct 20 #25

Most libraries accept donations for their book sales fargone Oct 20 #23

You read the books, the info is in your head bucolic_frolic Oct 20 #26

Because there are better things to do with them annabanana Oct 20 #27

Yep, when all other options are exhausted Grim Chieftain Oct 20 #28

exactly what do you mean by... mike_c Oct 20 #30

if u arent in a hurry, sell them on abe's books. mopinko Oct 20 #31

Someone Made That Issue Easier For Me ProfessorGAC Oct 20 #32

Just what we need...smart thieves. Prairie_Seagull Oct 21 #36

A friend of mine contacted all of her friends and invited them over for tea and take books gathering. She had her books KitFox Oct 20 #33

Any that aren't favorites Tree Lady Oct 20 #34

Please don't throw books in the trash. Coventina Oct 20 #35