Book Recycling
...another man's treasure
Book Recycling
The Literacy Council provides free books for agencies, community organizations or schools around the state. The Book Recycling program accepts donated books of all kinds, cleans and sorts them, then redistributes them to Forget-Me-Not Books, Literacy Council programs, local organizations, and agencies and schools throughout Alaska.
Requesting Books
You may also print out the form and return it to the Literacy Council of Alaska c/o Jackie Stormer via mail, fax, or email by selecting the link below.
Mail form to: Literacy Council of Alaska, c/o Jackie Stormer, 517 Gaffney Rd., Fairbanks, AK 99701
Fax form to: (907) 456-4302
email form to: jackie@literacycouncilofalaska.org
Donations
Book donations are always accepted! Please donate books that are in good quality without torn or missing pages. Books are accepted everyday at the Literacy Council by people who have books they no longer use. Books are also donated by other bookstores such as Gulliver's Books in Fairbanks, who has donated thousands of books annually! Our annual book drive also brings in great books. All donations are tax deductible.
Preparing the Books
Once the books are donated, they are sorted and cleaned before they are ready to go back out. The cleaning process includes cleaning the cover and repairing if needed, taking off stickers, and checking the book for stains. Once they are clean, they are ready to be redistributed.
Programs
Some of the books that are donated include teaching materials or books that are useful for the different programs at the the Literacy Council, such as the Head Start Lending Libraries program which was complete in 2011.
Donated Back
The Literacy Council provides free books for families and agencies around the state, and around the world! Books have been donated to villages in Alaska, local agencies such as the Boys and Girls Club, soldiers in Iraq, El Salvador, and even Russia! Children's books go out monthly to kids at agencies such as the Carol Brice Center. Check out our many Partnerships in Fairbanks and Alaska to see where the books go!
Bookstore
Good quality books that are not needed in the programs at the Literacy Council can be sold in Forget-Me-Not Books, the money making arm of the Literacy Council. Visit the Bookstore site for more information.
Some books that are donated are valuable enough to be sold online, generating profit to help support the programs of the Literacy Council. These books are typically good quality vintage books.
Volunteers
Volunteers are needed for many parts of the book recycling process. Volunteers help clean books once they come in and work directly with the bookstore. Visit our Volunteer: Bookstore page to find out how you can help.
Book Recycling Staff
- Jackie Stormer, Book Recycling Coordinator
Other Links
Literacy Council of Alaska
517 Gaffney Road
Fairbanks, Alaska 99701T: 907-456-6212F: 907-456-4302lca@literacycouncilofalaska.org
Fairbanks, Alaska 99701T: 907-456-6212F: 907-456-4302lca@literacycouncilofalaska.org
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