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We partner with resellers, literacy programs, schools, and community organizations." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What items do you accept?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "We accept books, DVDs, CDs, vinyl records, audio books, video games, board games, puzzles, VHS tapes, and educational software." } } ] } ] --- Feedback ![Give My Books Network Logo](/assets/gmbn-logo-BsMIhLrP.png) - Learn More Schedule Pick-UpGive ME BooksBecome a Pick-Up Partner Sign In Home› Chicago, IL # Free Book Donations Center Pickup in Chicago, IL Schedule Free Pickup ## Looking to Donate Books Near Me in Chicago? ### 1\. Schedule Online When you search 'donate books near me' in Chicago, we make it easy. Choose your pickup date and tell us about your donation — takes less than 2 minutes. ### 2\. Set Out Your Items Place your books and media outside on pickup day. Our local Chicago Pick-Up Partner will collect them from your doorstep — no heavy lifting required. ### 3\. Books Find New Homes Your Chicago donations go to literacy programs, schools, and people who need them most. ## Book Donation Services in Chicago, IL Searching for where to donate books near me? Our most popular services in Chicago make it easy to give your books a second life. ### Book Donation Pickup in Chicago Quick answer: Give My Books Network offers free book donation pickup in Chicago. Pack your books and media into boxes or sturdy bags, set them out by 8 AM on your scheduled service day, and a Local Pick-Up Partner collects them between 8 AM and 8 PM.… Schedule Free Pickup[Learn More](/chicago-il/book-donation-pickup) ### Book Donation Drop-Off in Chicago Quick answer: Give My Books Network replaces the book donation drop-off run with a free doorstep collection anywhere in Chicago. Pack your boxes, choose a service day, and set them out by 8 AM. A Local Pick-Up Partner collects between 8 AM and 8 PM, … Schedule Free Pickup[Learn More](/chicago-il/book-donation-drop-off) ### Book Donations in Chicago Donate books in your city through Give My Books Network. We accept gently used fiction, nonfiction, children's books, textbooks, and media, redistributing them to local schools, libraries, and literacy programs. Schedule Free Pickup[Learn More](/chicago-il/book-donations) ### Doorstep Book Pickup in Chicago Quick answer: Give My Books Network runs doorstep book pickup across Chicago at no cost. Pack your books, set the boxes in a dry, covered spot by 8 AM on your service day, and a Local Pick-Up Partner collects them between 8 AM and 8 PM. Nobody needs … Schedule Free Pickup[Learn More](/chicago-il/doorstep-book-pickup) ### Estate Book Pickup in Chicago Quick answer: Give My Books Network collects estate book collections free from homes across Chicago. 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Read Article ](/chicago-il/learn/best-places-to-donate-books-in-2026)[ ### Six Doors, One Easy One Six honest Chicago options for old books in 2026: keep, gift, sell, Little Free Library, branch sale or free doorstep pickup. Which one fits your pile. Read Article ](/chicago-il/learn/what-to-do-with-old-books-you-no-longer-want-top-options-in-2026)[ ### A Thousand Books, One Plan Hundreds or thousands of books to move? A Chicago sequencing guide for estates and downsizing: counting, deciding, packing in waves, and the back stairs. Read Article ](/chicago-il/learn/how-to-get-rid-of-a-large-collection-of-books)[ ### Pack It Right the First Time Prepare books for donation in Chicago in about ten minutes: box choice, weight limits, weather, where to set them out, and the two jobs you should skip. Read Article ](/chicago-il/learn/how-to-prepare-books-for-donation-a-step-by-step-guide)[ ### Keep, Pass Forward, or Not A straight Chicago answer on old books: which are genuinely past saving, which ones people wrongly write off, and a ten-second test that settles it. Read Article ](/chicago-il/learn/should-you-donate-or-throw-away-old-books)[ ### Where to donate books in Chicago Where to donate books in Chicago: free doorstep pickup from Give My Books Network, plus an honest look at library, school, and Little Free Library options. Read Article ](/chicago-il/learn/where-to-donate-books) ## Looking to Buy Used Books Instead? Our Pick-Up Partners resell donated books at low prices and run community book sale events. Browse what's available near Chicago. [Browse Book Sales](/book-sales) ### Chicago Neighborhoods We Serve We serve most neighborhoods in and around Chicago. We serve all neighborhoods in Chicago. 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