BOOKS TO BENEFIT~360 WYLIE DRIVE~NORMAL, IL 309-531-8320
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Books to Benefit Announces $7,000 in Literacy Gifts
Books to Benefit, a nonprofit that holds semi-annual book sales to raise money for local literacy programs, announced a gift of $5,000 to STAR Adult Literacy and $2,000 to YouthBuild Literacy.
The gifts were made possible by a successful used book sale in June that enjoyed strong public support despite lingering COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
Now, Books to Benefit is preparing for its next sale Nov. 4-6.
In-person donations may be made Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 360 Wylie Drive, Suite 700. Dropboxes are available at Wylie Dr., the YWCA on Hershey, and the Wesley United Methodist Church on Front St. in Bloomington.
For more information, please browse this website or call 309-531-8320.
Mark Your Calendar for Our November Sale
Check back closer to the sales dates for details on safety precautions and more!
Thursday, Nov. 4: 4-8 p.m., $10 entry donation
Friday, Nov. 5: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., no entry donation
Saturday, Nov. 6: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., no entry donation
HALF PRICE DAY Sunday, Nov. 7: 12-4 p.m., no entry donation
Donations Reminder
The Last day for Donations before Our November Sale is Oct. 20
Our volunteers are busy making the final preparations for our November sale, so we'll take a break from accepting donations after Oct. 20. We'll resume after the sale.
A Gentle reminder About donations we accept
We only offer merchandise in good condition that we know we can sell at our sales. Afterall, it takes time to sort and stock donations, and we want to maximize the funds we're able to donate to local literacy programs. We accept items that are 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. 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
- CDs and DVDs (no home-made)
- Children’s Books (all types)
- Blank Journals (unused)
- Books about Learning a Foreign Language
- Books about Other Countries
- Local Yearbooks (ISU, IWU, and
- local high schools)
- Audio Books (complete, CD/DVD format only)
WE CANNOT ACCEPT
- Damaged books—bad spines, taped, water stained, smelly, underlined, missing pages/covers
- VHS tapes
- Magazines (any type) & professional journals
- Art Works
- **Books in a Foreign Language
- Travel Guide Books
- Yearbooks outside Bloomington-Normal
- Encyclopedias
- Family Photograph Albums
- **Textbooks (including medical) over 5 years old
- Business books more than 5 years old
- Education books more than 5 years old
- Reader’s Digest Condensed Books
- Sheet Music
- 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
- Vinyl Records & Cassette Tapes
- **Religious Materials such as group studies, training manuals for pastors, congregation building, Sunday School materials, counseling guides, large tome sets
** With the exception of truly old and valuable works, largely published prior to the 20th century
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Your donation will help us accomplish our mission to support literacy in our community. Please give generously. Thank you.
