--- title: "DVD & Media Donation Pickup in Chicago | Give My Books" description: "DVD and media donation pickup in Chicago. Discs, Blu-rays, CDs, vinyl, VHS, and audiobooks collected free from your door by a Local Pick-Up Partner." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "name": "Give My Books Network", "legalName": "Book Sourcing Mastery, LLC", "url": "https://givemybooksnetwork.com", "logo": "https://givemybooksnetwork.com/social-card.jpg", "image": "https://givemybooksnetwork.com/social-card.jpg", "description": "Give My Books Network provides free door-to-door book donation pickup services across the United States. 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Senior centers, community centers, and ESL classrooms all use discs regularly, and libraries still circulate them. Physical media has a real second life ahead of it, which is why DVDs and CDs keep moving through the network year after year." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "My discs are loose without cases. Can I still donate them?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes, though give them some protection first. Paper sleeves are ideal. A rubber band around a stack works. Loose discs rattling around a box will scratch each other on the way down the stairs, and a scratched disc is a disc nobody can use." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How should I pack vinyl records for a Chicago pickup?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Upright, never flat. Weight warps records, so pack them vertically in a sturdy box, snug enough that they do not slide, and keep other boxes off the top of them. Mark the box so it does not end up under three cartons of hardcovers on your porch." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Are VHS tapes still accepted?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. VHS tapes are accepted alongside DVDs, Blu-rays, CDs, audiobooks on disc, and vinyl records. They can all go in the same box as your books, because Local Pick-Up Partners sort everything offsite after collection rather than at your door." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "The collection has been in a damp basement. Is that a problem?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Check the sleeves and the liner notes. Discs themselves usually survive, but a moldy paper sleeve or a warped cardboard case is a different matter. A wet Chicago spring is hard on anything stored on a basement floor, so look at the bottom of the stack first." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can media go in the same boxes as books?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. Mix it all together. Local Pick-Up Partners sort everything offsite after collection, so separating discs from books at home accomplishes nothing except costing you an evening you could have spent doing almost anything else." } } ] } ] } ] --- Feedback ![Give My Books Network Logo](/assets/gmbn-logo-BsMIhLrP.png) - Learn More Schedule Pick-UpGive ME BooksBecome a Pick-Up Partner Sign In 1. [Home](/) 2. [Chicago](/chicago-il) 3. DVD & Media Donation Pickup # DVD & Media Donation Pickup in Chicago, IL DVD & Media Donation Pickup in Chicago, IL: Schedule a Free Pickup Today Schedule Free PickupView All Chicago Services # DVD and Media Donation Pickup in Chicago **Quick answer:** Give My Books Network collects DVDs, Blu-rays, CDs, VHS tapes, vinyl records, and audiobooks on disc free from your doorstep in Chicago. Media can ride in the same boxes as books. Set everything out by 8 AM on your service day and a Local Pick-Up Partner collects between 8 AM and 8 PM. ## Does Anyone Still Want DVDs and CDs? Yes, and more than you would guess. Discs move steadily through the Give My Books Network year after year, because the organizations requesting through the Give ME Books program use them constantly. Senior centers want DVDs, and they want a lot of them. Libraries still circulate discs. ESL classrooms use audiobooks on disc constantly. Community centers program movie afternoons and cannot stream them. Meanwhile vinyl has done the thing nobody predicted and become genuinely sought after again. The DVD tower survived four moves. Its luck has finally run out. You are not passing along something obsolete. You are passing forward something with a real second life ahead of it. Schedule Free Pickup ## What Media Does Give My Books Network Collect in Chicago? Give My Books Network collects nearly every physical format still in circulation, and all of it can share a box with your books. - DVDs and Blu-rays, including box sets and TV seasons - CDs, single discs and full albums - Audiobooks on disc, including multi-disc sets - Vinyl records, LPs and 45s - VHS tapes - Video games and consoles, across generations There is no need to sort media from books, or discs from records. Local Pick-Up Partners sort everything offsite after collection. Schedule Free Pickup ![What Media Does Give My Books Network Collect in Chicago?](/assets/service-books-collection-DJKSmgFT.jpg) ## Cases, Sleeves, and Scratches: What Still Works Keep discs in cases if you have them, because a DVD rattling loose in a box will pick up scratches from its neighbors before it gets to the end of the block. If the cases disappeared two apartments ago, paper sleeves work. Even a rubber band around a stack is better than nothing. Light surface scratches are usually fine. A disc with a visible gouge across the data side probably is not. Cracked cases are not a deal-breaker, since a case is a case. What cannot be used is anything with mold on the sleeve or the liner notes, which is a real risk if the collection has been in a Chicago basement through a wet spring. Check the bottom of the stack before you tape the lid. Schedule Free Pickup ![Cases, Sleeves, and Scratches: What Still Works](/assets/service-books-collection-DJKSmgFT.jpg) ## How Should I Pack Vinyl Records? Upright, never flat. Weight is what warps a record, and a box of LPs lying flat under three boxes of hardcovers arrives in a state nobody wants. Pack them vertically in a sturdy box, snug enough that they do not slide, and mark the box so it does not end up at the bottom of the pile. Heat warps them too, which matters more on a sun-facing porch in a humid August than people expect. Set the box out the morning of, not the day before. Schedule Free Pickup ![How Should I Pack Vinyl Records?](/assets/service-prepare-books-WRsKfsP3.jpg) ## How Do I Schedule a Media and Book Donation Pick Up in Chicago? Enter your ZIP code and choose a service day. If a Local Pick-Up Partner serves your ZIP, you can book immediately. If not, the request enters the out-of-area pickup system, where nearby partners may claim it. You pack the media. The Local Pick-Up Partner does not bring boxes. Boxes or sturdy bags, well packed and not too heavy, because a box of CDs in jewel cases gets heavy quickly and there is no prize for filling it to the brim. The window is 8 AM to 8 PM and you do not need to be home. Set everything in a safe, dry spot starting at 8 AM. In Lincoln Square and Jefferson Park, the covered back porch and the garage side door off the alley both work well. Wherever you choose, keep it out of the snow, because a soaked cardboard box full of discs is a bad morning for everyone. Schedule Free Pickup ![How Do I Schedule a Media and Book Donation Pick Up in Chicago?](/assets/service-pickup-books-BYI_zy2v.jpg) ## Where Media Goes After a Chicago Pickup Local Pick-Up Partners sort everything at their own workspace. Many items are redistributed to readers, schools, libraries, nonprofits, and organizations that request books and media through the Give ME Books program. Some are resold by the partner, which is what sustains the free service, and media is a category where resale does real work. Items that cannot be reused may eventually be recycled as a last resort. Libraries have thought hard about which donated formats they can actually circulate, and the [American Library Association's Book Donation Programs guide](https://libguides.ala.org/book-donations) covers the reasoning if you are curious. Box the discs, tape the lid, pick a day. That tower on Milwaukee Avenue is not going to empty itself. Schedule Free Pickup ![Where Media Goes After a Chicago Pickup](/assets/service-pickup-books-BYI_zy2v.jpg) ## How DVD & Media Donation Pickup Works in Chicago ### Schedule Online Book your free dvd & media donation pickup in Chicago in just 2 minutes. ### Set Your Location Tell us where to pick up - we come to your door. ### We Pick Up Our local Pick-Up Partner arrives on your scheduled date. ### Books Get New Life Your donations support readers and literacy programs. ## Why Choose GMBN for DVD & Media Donation Pickup ### 100% Free Service No fees, no hidden costs - just free pickup. ### Door-to-Door Convenience We come to you. No trips to donation centers. ### Flexible Scheduling Pick a date that works for your schedule. ### Eco-Friendly Keep books out of landfills and in circulation. ### Support Literacy Your books help readers across the community. ### All Media Accepted Books, textbooks, CDs, DVDs, and more. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Do people in Chicago actually still want DVDs? ### My discs are loose without cases. Can I still donate them? ### How should I pack vinyl records for a Chicago pickup? ### Are VHS tapes still accepted? ### The collection has been in a damp basement. Is that a problem? ### Can media go in the same boxes as books? ## Related Services in Chicago [ ### Donate Books to Literacy Programs Learn more ](/chicago-il/donate-books-to-literacy-programs)[ ### Donate Books to Community Centers Learn more ](/chicago-il/donate-books-to-community-centers)[ ### Donate Books to Libraries Learn more ](/chicago-il/donate-books-to-libraries)[ ### Donate Books to Little Free Libraries Learn more ](/chicago-il/donate-books-to-little-free-libraries)[ ### Book Recycling Service Learn more ](/chicago-il/book-recycling-service)[ ### Book & Media Recycling Learn more ](/chicago-il/book-and-media-recycling) [Back to Chicago Hub](/chicago-il) ## Schedule Your DVD & Media Donation Pickup in Chicago Ready to give your books a second life? Schedule your free pickup today. Schedule Free Pickup ![Give My Books Network Logo](/assets/gmbn-logo-BsMIhLrP.png) **America's Nationwide Community Book-Sharing Network.** Free book and media pickup service! 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