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Books to Benefit Announces $16,500 in Literacy Gifts

Books to Benefit, a nonprofit that holds semi-annual book sales to raise money for local literacy programs, announced gifts of $10,000 to STAR Adult Literacy, $3,000 to Books for Bloomington-Normal Kids, $2,500 to YouthBuild McLean County youth literacy as well as, two $500 textbook scholarships for non- traditional students at Heartland Community College.




2025 SALE DATES


June 2025

First Night Sale  - $10 admission per person

Thurs, June 12th  - 4pm to 8pm


Friday June 13 -  10am - 7pm

Saturday June 14th - 10am to 5pm


November 2025

First Night Sale  - $10 admission per person

Thursday, November 6th  - 4pm to 8pm


Friday, November 7th -  10am - 7pm

Saturday, November 8th - 10am to 5pm


Sunday, November 9th, HALF PRICE SALE  12pm-4pm


For more information, please browse this website or call 309-531-8320

Information About Donations

A Gentle Reminder About Donations We Accept

Books to Benefit appreciates contributions of books from our community and asks that donors follow these guidelines when donating books so that we may remain efficient and serve the community well.

Donated materials must be in saleable condition, not falling apart, water damaged, harboring odors, having underlined pages, or otherwise abused. We respectfully request that donors sort their books before donating them. Unsaleable items soon fill up recycle bins, and Books to Benefit must pay for those bins to be hauled away.

Please call us if you have any questions about your donation. If you have a very large donation, we would appreciate advance notice, as well.

If you're unsure whether we can accept a particular item, please call us at  309-531-8320.


WE HAPPILY ACCEPT

  • Clean and readable books (Modern Novels after 2000 only)
  • DVDs/Blu-ray(no home-made)
  • Children’s Books (all types)
  • Graphic Novels
  • Blank Journals (unused)
  • Books about Learning a Foreign Language
  • Books about Other Countries
  • Audio Books (complete, CD/DVD format only)


WE CANNOT ACCEPT

  • Damaged books—bad spines, taped, water stained, smelly, underlined, missing pages/covers
  • CDs, Cassettes, VHS tapes, Vinyl Records (CD's are a new addition to this list)
  • Magazines (any type) & professional journals
  • Art Works and Sheet Music
  • **Books in a Foreign Language
  • Travel Guide Books
  • High School or College Yearbooks
  • Encyclopedias
  • Family Photo Albums
  • Textbooks
  • Business books
  • Education books
  • Parenting books
  • Reader’s Digest Condensed Books
  • Unbound Maps and Modern Road Atlases
  • Bound Federal and State Census Records
  • Household Items
  • Toys, Puzzles, Flash Cards
  • Games (including computer games)
  • Greeting Cards/Postcards/Stationery/Calendars
  • **Religious Materials such as group studies, training manuals for pastors, congregation building, Sunday School materials, family Bibles, counseling guides, large tome sets

** With the exception of truly old and valuable works, largely published prior to the 20th century

Donate to Books to Benefit

Your donation will help us continue our mission and support our community. Every dollar counts and will make a difference in the lives of those we serve.

Returning Precious Memories to Families

On December 11, 2024, Wayne Hochstetler was gifted his grandfather's German Bible by Dr. Mary Ryder of Books To Benefit!




READ FULL STORY HERE



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