Book Collection

In order to have a successful sale, you need as many books as possible. If your Library has a Public Relations director, he will be able to put a notice in the newspaper that you are collecting books, state specific dates for the collection and the place of collection.In addition, committee or Friends’ members may receive permission to place flyers in their places of employment or in various markets. When making the request for books, it is important to note any specific types of books you do not want. Readers Digest Condensed books, encyclopedias, textbooks more than 10 years old, for example, are not the best sellers at a sale. It is a good idea to list the types of donations you would like: books in good to excellent condition, both fiction and non-fiction, quality sets, children’s books, media, and records (if you decide to sell them).

However, unfortunately, it often does not matter what limits you place on donations. Unless there is someone there to monitor what is coming in, you will no doubt receive many, many hundreds of books that are not suitable for sale. This is an occupational hazard that few books sales prevent. However, if you live by the saying, “You have to kiss many frogs before you find a prince,” you maintain a sense of humor through it all and you will find there will be many wonderful books donated to you. For the most part, you should be very happy with what is donated to you.

Once the word is out, the books will come quickly and in great number.

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