It's Friends of Libraries Week, a time to celebrate the volunteer organizations that support your local libraries. You’ve probably seen the note “Ex-Library” on a few items on ThriftBooks, maybe even have purchased some. You can guess that you’ll be getting a former library book, but what you might not know is that we partner with those libraries, so when we sell a former library book that library receives a portion of the profits! Read on to see some of our favorite Friends group partners and how we have worked with them to keep books out of landfills and keep local libraries funded.
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Friends of the Houston Public Library
Their mission: Through advocacy and fundraising we support the Houston Public Library's wide range of initiatives with particular emphasis on its neighborhood libraries and their community programs.
Why do they enjoy working with ThriftBooks? We enjoy working with ThriftBooks because not only support the Houston Public Library but support all libraries-big and small- to help find wonderful homes for ex-library books, whether through their website, or donating books to those in need.
How are the sales proceeds from ThriftBooks helping their library and/or community? The sales proceeds from ThriftBooks helps the Friends of Houston Public Library continue it’s mission of supporting the Houston Public Library and the Houston community by advocacy and fundraising the library’s programs.
Friends of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library
Their mission: Our FOL Group encourages and promotes ongoing development and use of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library through volunteer opportunities and support for programs, branch activities and levy campaigns.
Why do they enjoy working with ThriftBooks? We love working with ThriftBooks because it gives us another opportunity to get books into people’s hands, while also providing ongoing financial support to our Library.
How are the sales proceeds from ThriftBooks helping their library and/or community? The sales proceeds from ThriftBooks goes back into our Library system to support programs like Summer Read and Authors! as well as supporting our system during a levy or bond issue campaign.
Friends of Dayton Metro Library
Their mission: We are people who love our Library! We provide support to the Dayton Metro Library system through fundraising and programming assistance. We believe that Libraries are a key part of our community, enabling people of all ages and from all walks of life to engage with information, education, and creativity!
Why do they enjoy working with ThriftBooks? ThriftBooks makes it easy to sell our unused inventory and open our collection of books to a wider group of people that might not have access to inexpensive books otherwise.
How are the sales proceeds from ThriftBooks helping their library and/or community? Our library’s proceeds help us Friends do more for our community by sponsoring programs and initiatives that we would not otherwise be able to provide!
Columbus Metropolitan Library Friends of the Library
Their mission: Build awareness and resources to champion the vision of Columbus Metropolitan Library.
Why do they enjoy working with ThriftBooks? Their streamlined processes and responsive staff make it simple to request pick-ups and get supplies quickly.
How are the sales proceeds from ThriftBooks helping their library and/or community? [ThriftBooks] is by far our largest source of revenue and allows us to support important library initiatives.
Friends of the Phoenix Public Library
Their mission: To promote, enhance and expand the Phoenix Public Library for the benefit of the community.
Why do they enjoy working with ThriftBooks? We enjoy working with ThriftBooks because of their dedication to literacy, and their support for libraries and non-profit literacy organizations.
How are the sales proceeds from ThriftBooks helping their library and/or community? Our partnership with ThriftBooks enables us to provide several signature programs in Arizona. Our BookStorm program provides hundreds of thousands of books to local teachers, librarians and non-profit organizations. We also use our sales proceeds to fund our Summer Reading Program, which provides thousands of children in our community literacy resources in the summer.
Friends of the Virginia Beach Public Library
Why do they enjoy working with ThriftBooks? Provides another opportunity for gently used and loved books to find a new home, thus increasing our revenue for Library programs that impact all ages in the community.
ThriftBooks 4 Teachers™
Buy 4 used books, get a 5th one free with our educators-only promo code! Teachers, faculty, and staff members at accredited K-12 schools and universities, as well as homeschool instructors, childcare workers, and library staff can qualify for our educator program, ThriftBooks 4 Teachers™! As a verified educator you'll get a free used book (valued $7 or less) every time you buy 4 or more books using the teacher-only promo code at checkout! Enroll in ThriftBooks 4 Teachers to access the promo code!
