BOOKS AREA HALTING DONATIONS FOR 2025.
The Books Area is overflowing, and as a result, no book donations will be accepted past Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 5 PM. The wonderful community response means we can give more books to our shoppers this year, but we don't have room to store any more books this year.
Beth in Books offers the following suggestions if you still have books to donate:
(1) If you are part of an organization/group with a book drive and you can't meet the Tuesday, Dec. 2 cut off date, please contact Beth at bwaggens@icloud.com.
(2) If you still have books to donate, here are some suggestions:
a. In January, we will be glad to meet you at the MCCS for you to drop them off. By then, we will begin restocking for next year! Contact Beth at bwaggens@icloud.com next year when you are ready.
b. If you want to donate books now, there are many local groups who take books, including MCEAP in Christiansburg, two Goodwills (Blacksburg and Christiansburg), and YMCA Thrift Store in Blacksburg (among many). Often, churches have need for children's books. At this time of year, I suggest you call first, because some places may have greater need than others, some may not accept certain types of books, and so on.
We in the Books Area are grateful for your record number of donations, knowing that you have helped many families to have books under their Christmas tree.
BOOK DONATION UPDATES FOR THE 2025 STORE SEASON
The Books Area is a mini-bookstore, where shoppers can select from thousands of donated new and gently used books of all types. We offer books that weave words into stories for every taste and reading level, ones that open minds to new ideas and recipes and hobbies, ones with visuals that challenge the imagination and engage creativity, ones that open opportunities for learning and expanding ideas for children and adults. We accept new and very gently used books in very good condition, since they will be Christmas presents.