Donate to keep books in circulation. Find a Little Library location near you to add or borrow books.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Half Price Books | 39152 Fremont Hub | Fremont | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Goodwill (Richmond) | 12341 San Pablo Avenue | Richmond | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| SCRAP | 2150 Newcomb St | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Teaching materials (no text books) | |
| Goodwill (Vacaville) | 1317 E. Monte Vista Ave | Vacaville | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Hospice Thrift Shoppe | 1345-A Newell Ave. | Walnut Creek | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Friends of the Hercules Library | 109 Civic Drive | Hercules | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Hospice Thrift Shoppe - Concord | 5350 Clayton Rd. | Concord | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Bolerium Books |
2141 Mission St. Suite 300 |
San Francisco | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off | Purveyors of rare and out-of print books, posters, and ephemera on social movements | |
| 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. | |
| Out of the Closet (Oakland) | 238 E 18th St. | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | No magazines. | |
| Goodwill (Pleasant Hill) |
1699 Contra Costa Boulevard, Gregory Village Shopping Center |
Pleasant Hill | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| SF Public Library Book Donation Center | 1630 17th St. | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Pick-up | Call to schedule a pickup. Not Accepted: 1.) Books that are damp or moldy 2.) General encyclopedias 3.) Legal statutes and casebooks 4.) All Magazines | |
| Goodwill (Livermore) |
1374 Railroad Ave (Livermore Arcade Shopping Center) |
Livermore | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| James Dourgarian - Bookman | 2341 Hickory Dr | Concord | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Mail-in | old, vintage, collectible, rare, first edition, and related ephemera. | |
| Friends of the Kensington Library | 61 Arlington Ave | Kensington | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| ARF Mart Thrift Store | 1950H Market St. | Concord | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Bay Point Library | 205 Pacifica Ave. | Bay Point | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Out of the Closet (Berkeley) | 1600 University Ave. | Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | No magazines. | |
| Hayward Thrift Center | 29498 Mission Blvd. | Hayward | Reuse | Free Pick-up | No encyclopedias | |
| Oakland Museum - White Elephant Sale | 333 Lancaster St. | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up |
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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| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) | |||
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| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) | |||
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