Friday, September 30, 2011

Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library helping to save unwanted books from landfills



If you have unwanted books, DVDs, books on CD in your office, dorm, or at home, and they meet the accepted requirements listed below, please bring them to the library, or put them in the collection boxes in Landon (1st floor), and Garner (2nd floor) and they will be shipped to Better World Books.
The books, DVDs, books on CD will be sold; the library will receive 15% of net sale price, and Books for Africa will receive 5% of the net sale price.  Unsold books will be donated to Books for Africa or recycled.
Books/Materials Accepted:
  • Antiquarian, Rare, and Collectable Books
  • Dictionaries and Thesauruses
  • DVDs & Books on CD (must be operable include original artwork and casing)
  • Ex-Library Copies
  • Gently–used Children’s Books (especially Newberry winners)
  • Hardcover Fiction and Non-fiction
  • Mass Market paperbacks (like new condition, copyright 1980 or newer)
  • Monographs
  • Textbooks (copyright 1998 or newer)
  • Trade Paperbacks
  • Travel Books (copyright 2003 or newer)
Books/Materials Not Accepted:
  • Dirty, Moldy, Water-Damaged, Missing Covers or Pages, etc.
  • Academic Journals or Literacy Criticisms
  • Activity Books (coloring, crosswords, etc.)
  • Books Published by Magazines
  • Case Law and Procedural Law Books
  • Custom Course Packets
  • Directories or Telephone Books
  • Encyclopedia Britannica, World Books, or Incomplete Sets
  • LP Records, VHS, Cassettes, or CDs
  • Open Software Sets
  • Periodicals or Magazines (National Geographic, TV Guides, etc.)
  • Case Law and Procedural Law Books
  • Tax or Government Documents
  • Who’s Who, Book Club Editions, Harlequin Romance Novels, Reader’s Digest 
For more information, call: (305)-899-4051 or e-mail mnembhard@mail.barry.edu.     

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