How do I Donate Old Textbooks in Orlando, Florida?
Textbooks are expensive, and changing editions means that you're unlikely to pass on books or re-sell them to students younger than you. Donating the old textbooks to a nonprofit counts allows you to take a tax deduction; this can provide some added incentive to donate to charity. Orlando's libraries, prisons and nonprofits need secondhand textbooks and they accept material at any grade level, from elementary school up to college. Choose the best donation program for your needs and drop books off or mail them.
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Bring used textbooks to Orlando's Orange County Library to donate to the library. Orlando's Orange County Library will sell the books through a Friends of the Library program; all funds get donated back to the library to fund Orlando library programs. Drop books at any branch of the Orange County Library or contact the main library to arrange a large donation.
Orange County Library System
Community Relations Department
101 E. Central Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32801
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Take old textbooks to a local Goodwill in Orlando. Choose one of the four local Orlando Goodwill branches or drop off old textbooks at the main Orlando location, Goodwill Industries of Central Florida. All Goodwill donations are tax deductible.
Goodwill Industries of Central Florida
7531 S. Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, FL 32809
407-857-0659
goodwillcfl.org
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Mail books to Open Books Pensacola to help prisoners in Orlando prisons and other Florida prisons. As Open Books Pensacola notes, Florida has a vast prison system with insufficient libraries. Mail textbooks directly to Open Books Pensacola or call with questions.
Open Books Pensacola
4115 Barrancas Ave
Pensacola, Florida 32507
850-453-6774
openbookspcola.org
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