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Read this if thinking about why, how, and where to declutter books in your collection in the Bay Area.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Method | Notes | |
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| Hope Thrift (Fremont) | 41200 Blacow Rd | Fremont | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store (Fremont) | 3777 Decoto Rd | Fremont | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Half Price Books | 39152 Fremont Hub | Fremont | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| American Cancer Society Discovery Shop (Fremont) | 40733 Chapel Way Ste A & B | Fremont | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Resellable condition only. | |
| Goodwill (Hayward) | 21994 Mission Blvd | Hayward | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Thrift Shop Village | 23385 Saklan Rd | Hayward | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Friends of the Hayward Public Library | 835 C Street | Hayward | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| The Hidden Treasure Corner | 18565 Mission Blvd | Hayward | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Eco Thrift (Hayward) | 25891 Mission Blvd. | Hayward | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Hayward Thrift Center | 29498 Mission Blvd. | Hayward | Reuse | Free Pick-up | No encyclopedias | |
| Friends of the Hercules Library | 109 Civic Drive | Hercules | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Friends of the Kensington Library | 61 Arlington Ave | Kensington | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Friends of the Lafayette Library |
3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Suite 107 |
Lafayette | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Way Side Inn Thrift Shop | 3521 Golden Gate Way | Lafayette | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| The Haven Thrift Store (Tri-Valley) | 116 North L St | Livermore | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Goodwill (Livermore) |
1374 Railroad Ave (Livermore Arcade Shopping Center) |
Livermore | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Tri Valley Haven Thrift Store | 116 N L St | Livermore | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store (Livermore) | 1817 2nd Street | Livermore | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Friends of the Martinez Library | 740 Court St. | Martinez | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Women's Prison Book Project |
c/o Boneshaker Books 2002 23rd Ave S |
Minneapolis | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Most prisons do not allow hardcovers. Most requested: self-help, dictionaries, activity books (guided journals, soduku, coloring), arts & crafts (knitting, origami, how-to-draw, crochet), horror/fantasy/sci-fi, cookbooks, books in Spanish, romance, mysteries/thrillers. No tears/yellowing, writing inside. |
Curbside Service
| Bulky Pickup | Note | ||
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| Alameda |
Bundled & labeled for reuse/donation. Contact ACI at (510) 483-1400 for a bulky pick-up. ### |
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| Albany | |||
| Berkeley | |||
| Castro Valley Sanitary District |
Separate and label good/working condition items for donation as part of your Bulky & Reuse Pick-up set out. ### |
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| Fremont | |||
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| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) | |||
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| Piedmont | |||
| Pleasanton | |||
| San Leandro | |||
| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) | |||
| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) | |||
| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) | |||
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