How and What to Donate to Book Aid
How and What to Donate to Book Aid
How to Donate
Condition is important. We strive to send the best, most up-to-date books we
can. All donations should have clean pages with no highlighting
or underlining. Bindings should be sturdy. With a few
exceptions, we don't want heavy or oversized books.
In general, we do not recommend shipping books to us without checking with us
first. If you feel you have a special donation, please contact us.
Sometimes, we have more books than we can use. Occasionally we can recommend
other places for donations.
Frequently Requested Books
* Children's Books - for all ages - preschool to teen
levels, fiction and non-fiction
* Classics - and simplified classics
* Dictionaries in English, picture dictionaries,
Spanish/English and French/English dictionaries
* Encyclopedias on CD ROM. Other information on CD
ROM (PC format)
* English readers and grammar
* Crafts & how-to Books
* Health, "Where There is No Doctor" type books
* Science
* Agriculture, vegetable gardening, beekeeping, animal
husbandry
* Ecology and environment
* Books in Spanish or French for native speakers in all
subjects
* Paperback editions of recent novels (mysteries, fiction,
etc.)
* National Geographic - no more than 5 years old
Textbooks
Text books (not older than 10 years) with up-to-date content are
accepted. We cannot use books with discolored pages or
highlighting. If you have
more than a few copies of a text, please check with us before donating. Please
consider whether the book would be appropriate to send overseas.
Answering Your Questions:
1. Email bhginc@gmail.com if you
have a question about making a book donation.
2. Call 203-655-2777during workshop hours (listed on the main webpage)
or leave a message with details. A volunteer will return your call.
3. Stop by our workshop during opening hours to discuss your donation with a
volunteer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. I am cleaning out my parents' house and would like to donate the books to
Darien Book Aid. When can I leave them?
A. In general, we can use very few books from house cleanouts. If you live in
the Fairfield County, Connecticut area, we will try to arrange a time to look
at your books and take what we can use. Please give us as much notice as
possible.
Q. Our organization had a tag sale. Would you like the leftovers?
A. We probably cannot use the books for the same reasons they are left over
from your sale - mostly age and condition. If you feel you have extraordinary
books, please contact us about them.
Q. I live in Ohio and have a box of books I’d like to donate. Will you pay
for shipping?
A. No. We recommend you find a local program for your donation.
Q. I can get gift cards from Amazon and Barnes and Noble with my frequent
flyer points. Can you use them?
A. Yes. We can use them to purchase books in subjects where our inventory is
low.