Hi singerlady,
Yes, I understand. Larger libraries are usually only interested in
certain issues of a magazine to complete their collection and smaller
libraries just don't have the room to store boxes of magazines and
therefore tend to include them in their book sales. However, if you
could find a library near you that is just starting up, I bet they
would be thrilled to receive your magazines. Another problem is,
libraries who want copies of "Natural History" magazines and can
afford a subscription, already have it - the trick is finding a
library who want them but can't afford it.
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Bridge to China - Call for Books
"The Bridge to China Foundation seeks donated books from all members
of the community who wish to help restore China's universities. We
will ship your books to the People's Republic and place them in
schools where the greatest number of readers can have free access to
them. The need is enormous: 1,075 universities urgently want
English-language books."
The priority needs are: Academic journals and magazines:
...Natural History...
Please write to us with any questions about donations, or call.
Our office address is:
801 Franklin St. #1430
Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: (415) 834-3082
http://groups.google.ca/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=12864%40pasteur.Berkeley.EDU&rnum=3
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Books for Zambia! Please donate your books to support Luanshya:
"Today, I am appealing to each and everyone of you to help the people
of Luanshya by donating used books to the Library. All kinds of books
will do, reference books, novels, children's books, magazines,
dictionaries, text books. As long as its a book. And yes even one book
will make a difference! Please send that book and make a change in the
lives of people whose mere survival is a great challenge."
Send your donations to:
Used books for Helen Kaunda Memorial Library
C/o Theresa Lungu
P.O. Box 90233
Luanshya, Zambia
http://booksforzambia.com/
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I think only libraries can send to the USBE but it would be worth a
call given the number of magazines you have. Alternately, perhaps your
local library could donate them on your behalf?
United States Book Exchange:
"The United States Book Exchange (USBE) is a 60 year old nonprofit
organization which supplies back issues of scholarly periodicals,
trade journals, popular magazines and other serials to libraries
worldwide."
United States Book Exchange
2969 West 25th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
216-241-6960
Fax: 216-241-6966
Email: usbe@usbe.com
http://www.usbe.com/
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This is a terrific resource - click on each link to see their
contact info and project description - surely at least one of them
will take the magazines?:
Directory of Book Donation Organizations:
http://www.sabre.org/books/bookorg/bkdn_toc.htm
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"The Merrick House works strictly on donations. Each year it gives
five books each to 2,500 Cleveland public school students. The goal is
to build home libraries."
Michelle Unangst, of the Merrick House Literacy Program.
Those who would like to donate books should call (216) 771-5077.
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/2114556/detail.html
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US military: for example:
http://www.csp.navy.mil/news/Books.htm
http://operationpaperback.usmilitarysupport.org/contact.html
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America's Literacy Directory:
Type your city / zip code into the search fields:
http://www.literacydirectory.org/
National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) FAQs:
"Where can my organization donate books?"
http://novel.nifl.gov/nifl/faqs.html
New York State Literacy Hotline
10th Floor
32 Broadway
New York, NY 10004
Phone: (212) 803-3333
Toll-Free: (888) 683-7323
Fax: (212) 785-3685
Email: dianep@lac.nyc.org
Website: http://www.lacnyc.org/
http://bcol02.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/org_list.cfm?category_ID=LRC
Adult literacy, Long Island, NY:
http://www.lacnyc.org/pdc/consortium.htm
Literacy.org
http://www.literacy.org/
United States Literacy Organizations:
http://www.nald.ca/INTERORG/states.htm
ESL Literacy Education
http://www.cal.org/ncle/
Reach Out and Read National Center
http://www.reachoutandread.org/index.html
National Institute for Literacy:
http://novel.nifl.gov/
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Local ideas (be sure to remove your address labels):
nursing homes
senior centers
women's shelters
prisons
Meals on Wheels (include a magazine with a meal?)
local chapter of the Red Cross (they usually prefer monetary
donations) Rotary Club
Adult Literacy Programs
ESL (English as a Second Language) programs
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Donating Magazines An Easy Way to Make a Difference:
"Quad County Alternative School in Starkville needs reading resources
for its library. In an effort to support the school, we are asking
that Trinity members bring old magazines appropriate for readers from
ages 12 to 19... The kids at the alternative school are often the most
challenging to work with, and therefore are less frequent recipients
of kindness..."
Trinity Tidings
Trinity Presbyterian Church
607 Hospital Road
Starkville, MS 39759
www.trinitypcusa.org/Tidings/ Archives/Tidings200303.pdf
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WE NEED YOUR BOOKS!!!
Our project depends on donated books to survive.
Women's Prison Book Project
c/o Arise Bookstore
2441 Lyndale Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55405
http://www.prisonactivist.org/wpbp/donations.htm
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Library Services: Outreach:
" Donating Magazines and books for the adult and Juvenile Correctional Facilities"
http://www.hclib.org/pub/NewOutreach/how_help.cfm
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Not exactly what you are looking for (magazines wouldn't hold up very
well), but an interesting idea, none-the-less.
The "3 Rs" of BookCrossing...
"1. Read a good book (you already know how to do that)
2. Register it here (along with your journal comments), get a unique
BCID (BookCrossing ID number), and label the book
3. Release it for someone else to read (give it to a friend, leave it
on a park bench, donate it to charity, "forget" it in a coffee shop,
etc.), and get notified by email each time someone comes here and
records journal entries for that book. And if you make Release Notes
on the book, others can Go Hunting for it and try to find it!"
http://www.bookcrossing.com/
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End of list - begin USPS
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MAILING MAGAZINES
A note about postage in case you end up using the USPS. For domestic
delivery, make sure you mark the boxes "MAGAZINES" clearly (magic
marker) and ask the postal clerk to "let you know the least cost
delivery option". Chances are it will be "Media Mail", as indicated in
this example:
Vermont to California: 25 pounds (1 box)
Media Mail 7 Day(s) $ 9.34
Parcel Post 7 Day(s) $28.90
http://postcalc.usps.gov/
For international shipping, there is no better way to ship than
"Economy M-Bags Books" - have a look at this example:
US to Zimbabwe:
Each M-bag cannot weigh over 66 pounds.
1 m-bag 50.00 lbs (2 boxes in 1 bag) $50.00
Economy Parcel Post 25 pounds (1 box) $67.75
http://ircalc.usps.gov/weight.asp?Contents=1
I've tried my best to give you as many possibilities as possible to
find a suitable recipient for your collection - hopefully at least one
will pan out. I understand your desire to find someone who will
appreciate the collection as much as you do and who will want to keep
it together. However, just because you find someone to take all 300
issues, there are no guarantees that they won't distribute them in
various ways. I hope I've been able to help - if you have any
questions, please post a clarification request before closing/rating
my answer.
Thank you and good luck,
hummer & co
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