Sunshine Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Hey Peeps,As I enter full on nesting stage we just cleaned out our basement and we have 3 boxes of books to get rid of?Any suggestions on the best place in Ottawa to get rid of used books?Maybe St. Vincents? Anywhere else?Thanks for any suggestions you may have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 You could try Book Market, which has 9 locations around Ottawa. Or you could donate the books to the library.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Ha ha ha we did the exact same thing yesterday and I dropped off 5 boxes of old stuff including lots of books to the Sally Ann this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wooly Mammoth Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 i would recommend the rockliffe park book fair. the book fair takes place every november. I think that you can drop books off all year round.If you've never been, I strongly recommend it. it's a great place to pick up books real cheap. and they always get a ton of books on almost every subject you can think of. and the money goes to support the school. http://www.rockcliffebookfair.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobL Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 if you have some free time leave them all over town and track them.http://www.bookcrossing.com/nyree used to do this when she travelled, her books are all over the world. Also great for travelers who want to pick up random books on the road so they don't have to buy anything when they are on a budget and still read tones,she still does it in ottawa. leaves them at random coffee shops, at the dentist office etc. and with the tracking number people track back where they ended up. three boxes may be a bit much but a few may be fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 VelvetAlso, not sure if this is done here but I donated a bunch of books to my old high school library and a few months later got a surprise tax receipt for the donation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 I think Sunshine just remebered her password or something...she's not been seen around here much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Hospitals are a great place to give books to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jVids Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 I do all the event postings on the Ecology Ottawa website and this one was just sent to me.Used Book Drop OffSaturday February 5th, 2011 from 10 am to 3 pm.Drive your car up to Building 72, (green and white building) CEF - Take the east exit off the Prince of Wales traffic circle.Volunteers will accept your donations of used books. We are NOT able to accept magazines, encyclopedias, dictionaries, Readers Digest or text books. Books will be sold at the book sale in June 2011. For information call (613)230-3276 or e-mail us at info@friendsofthefarm.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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