Congratulations! You’ve cleared off your bookshelves and brought the books to the Santa Clara City Library so they can continue to be used. You did it!
But you’re curious. Now, what happens to the books?
Well, first they go to the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends – that’s us! – to be unboxed and placed onto carts. We work with the library to select books that they might be interested in adding to their collection. They’ve given us a set of criteria; we set those books aside for them to review.
The rest, we prepare to sell back to the community! The money we earn from these sales supports us, allowing us to support the library. For example, the funds from these sales might contribute to Summer Reading or Comic Con, or any of the other classes, events, and resources that enable the Santa Clara City Library to expand its services.
We sort all the donations by sales channel. Your book might be sold online, in our bookstore, or the nook at Northside. It might also end up at one of our book sales.
Your books help us raise tens of thousands of dollars, one book at a time (usually for less than $5). Not to mention that selling books helps promote literacy throughout Santa Clara and Silicon Valley.
We couldn’t do any of this without you and your book donations! Thank you for your support!
If you want to donate books, please read our guidelines. Then bring them to the Central Park Library or Northside Library during business hours. Thank you!