Re: [ALCTS-acqnet] Input on cash4yourbooks or similar organizations

From: Barbara Pope <bpope_at_pittstate.edu>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2019 07:15:44 -0600 (CST)
To: acqnet <acqnet_at_lists.ala.org>
Hello, Rogelio. 

I am not involved in book acquisitions or weeding in my library, but I understand from those who do that our library is using Better World Books. When we went through a massive weed in 2016, they helped us by buying books we were discarding from the collection and what they did not sell, they distributed to libraries around the world. They also sent boxes to pack books in. 

Sincerely, 


-- 
Barbara M. Pope, MALS 
Periodicals/Reference Librarian 
Axe Library 
Pittsburg State University 
1701 S. Broadway 
Pittsburg KS 66762 
620-235-4884 
bpope_at_pittstate.edu 



From: "Anne McKee" <anne_at_gwla.org> 
To: "acqnet" <acqnet_at_lists.ala.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 3:45:28 PM 
Subject: Re: [ALCTS-acqnet] Input on cash4yourbooks or similar organizations 

Have you looked at Better World Books? They are great: the donate to countries that need books etc: [ https://www.betterworldbooks.com/ | https://www.betterworldbooks.com/ ] 
Anne E. McKee, MLS 
Program Officer for Resource Sharing 
Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA) 
[ http://www.gwla.org/ | www.GWLA.org ] 

4815 E. Carefree Hwy 
Suite 108, #250 
Cave Creek, AZ 85331 

480-575-0340 
Anne_at_GWLA.org 


On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 1:33 PM Hinojosa, Rogelio H < [ mailto:rhinojosa_at_tamiu.edu | rhinojosa_at_tamiu.edu ] > wrote: 





Greetings to all, 

Does anyone in the list have experience working with companies like Cash4YourBooks ( [ http://www.cash4yourbooks.net/ | http://www.cash4yourbooks.net/ ] ) or similar? We have many gift books that, after careful review by librarians, do not get added to our collections. We are not interested in selling this company (or similar) these materials but are considering their service for them to help us find a good home for donated books not needed in our library. Thanks in advance for your input, 



Rogelio Hinojosa | Acquisitions Librarian 

Texas A&M International University 

Sue & Radcliffe Killam Library 

5201 University Boulevard | Laredo, Texas | 78041 

email: [ mailto:rhinojosa_at_tamiu.edu | rhinojosa_at_tamiu.edu ] 

office: 956.326.2123 






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Rogelio H Hinojosa 
Acquisitions Librarian 
Sue & Radcliffe Killam Library 
KLM 214C 
5201 University Blvd. 
Laredo, TX 78041 
Tel. (956) 326-2123 
Fax (956) 326-2399 


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