Thursday, July 28, 2011

Where would be the best place to donate some books

Where would be the best place to donate some books?
I know this is long but God bless is you can find some time to help. I have a ton of books of 4-6th grade reading level that I enjoyed, but no longer read. (I'm a freshman now). It's sad to part with em, but I think it would do more good to donate them. I know I could donate them to the local library or a school, but these places already have tons and tons of books. Also, consider that not that many 4-6 graders go to the library and read for fun anymore. My English teacher was talking about how in other countries many people may share a book and read it at the same time. He once gave a book to a man in Korea and the man cried because no one in his family ever owned a book. People in my town don't need more books really. I want to send them to a place where they don't have many books, maybe outside the United States. A problem is that the people have to be English-speaking for obvious reasons. Another thing is that lack of books is associated with low literacy and these books are up to US 7th grade level. Can you think of a place that will appreciate these books the most? I have about 15 hardcover and paperback chapter books and another 20 short nonfiction books on animals. Also, what would be the cheapest way to mail them? Is there any charity that might help with this? I live near Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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The cost of shipping those books would be in the hundreds. Check with a Local Church especially Mormons or Protestants. They send Missionaries and might be able to carry the books for you.
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Check with the inner-city schools in Milwaukee to see if their children could use them; I know the elementary school near my workplace was thrilled to get donated books in good condition that they could give to the children. A poor urban Milwaukee child may be just as thrilled to get a book they can actually keep as the Korean man to whom your English teacher gave a book