Used book donations: Morris County, New Jersey

Morris County Library > Reader Services > Donating books

What to do with used books?

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...send your paperbacks to soldiers

International organizations (require you to mail books to them, your costs may be tax deductable)

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

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