--- title: "Children's Book Donations in Los Angeles | Free Pickup" description: "Children's book donations in Los Angeles: Give My Books Network collects picture books and readers free from your doorstep for LAUSD classrooms and programs." 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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Enter your ZIP code and pick a service day. If a Local Pick-Up Partner serves your street, you book immediately. If not, the request enters the out-of-area pickup system, where a nearby partner may claim it." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do Title I classrooms actually receive these books?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Many do. Organizations request titles through the Give ME Books program, and Local Pick-Up Partners fill those requests from what they collect. LAUSD Title I classrooms, tutoring programs, and literacy groups are frequent requesters. Availability depends on what comes in, so no specific school is promised a specific box." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Are Spanish-language children's books wanted?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes, and demand in Los Angeles far outstrips supply. Spanish-language and bilingual picture books, board books, and early readers are among the most requested titles through the Give ME Books program. If your boxes hold them, note it when you book so your Local Pick-Up Partner knows what is coming." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do children's books need to be in perfect condition?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "No. Readable is the bar. Bent corners, a name inked inside the cover, a crayon mark, and a soft spine are all fine, because children's books are meant to be used. Leave out anything with mold, water damage, or missing pages, since those cannot be passed forward." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can I include toys or school supplies in the boxes?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "No, only books and media. Give My Books Network collects children's books, adult books, textbooks, CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, vinyl records, audiobooks, board games, puzzles, and video games. Toys, clothing, and school supplies are outside the program, so pack the books and media on their own." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Is the pickup really free for children's books?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes, entirely. No fee, no per-box charge, and no minimum quantity. Local Pick-Up Partners fund the free service by reselling part of what they collect, and many children's titles are redistributed through the Give ME Books program instead. Nothing is charged to your household at any point." } } ] } ] } ] --- 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. [Los Angeles](/los-angeles-ca) 3. Children's Book Donations # Children's Book Donations in Los Angeles, CA Children's book donations in Los Angeles Schedule Free PickupView All Los Angeles Services # Children's Book Donations in Los Angeles **Quick answer:** Give My Books Network collects children's book donations free from doorsteps across Los Angeles. Pack the picture books, readers, and chapter books into boxes or bags, set them out by 8 AM on your service day, and a Local Pick-Up Partner collects them between 8 AM and 8 PM. ## Where Can I Donate Children's Books in Los Angeles? Give My Books Network collects them from your door at no cost, anywhere a Local Pick-Up Partner serves. Pack the books, set them out by 8 AM on your service day, and collection happens between 8 AM and 8 PM. Classroom drives and library branches take children's books too, on a smaller scale and on their own schedule. When the pile is a whole childhood of books, a pickup is the option that will actually take all of it. Schedule Free Pickup ## Who Receives Children's Book Donations in Los Angeles? Local Pick-Up Partners sort every collection offsite, and many titles are redistributed through the Give ME Books program to organizations that requested them: Title I classrooms, after-school tutoring programs, literacy groups, shelters, and senior centers with reading hours. LAUSD serves hundreds of thousands of students, and the Title I classrooms in Boyle Heights and across South LA are the ones most likely to be building a shelf from scratch. Requests get filled from what comes in, so nothing is promised to a specific school on a specific week. Some items are resold by the partner, which pays for the free service. Schedule Free Pickup ## Are Spanish and Bilingual Children's Books Needed? Very much so. Demand for Spanish-language and Spanish-English bilingual children's books in Los Angeles is enormous and rarely met, and those titles move quickly once they reach a classroom or a tutoring program. If a box holds bilingual readers, board books in Spanish, or dual-language picture books, mention it when you book. They are among the most requested titles through the Give ME Books program, and they almost never sit long. Schedule Free Pickup ## What Condition Do Children's Books Need to Be In? Readable is the standard, not pristine. Children's books live hard lives, and a bent corner, a crayon mark, or a well-loved spine does not disqualify anything. - **Fine to send** — board books, picture books, early readers, chapter books, workbooks, activity books. - **Fine to send** — dog-eared pages, a name written inside the cover, a slightly loose binding. - **Leave out** — mold, water damage, missing pages, anything a child could not turn without it coming apart. - **Leave out** — books with chewed board covers that no longer hold shape. Schedule Free Pickup ![What Condition Do Children's Books Need to Be In?](/assets/service-books-collection-DJKSmgFT.jpg) ## How Do I Schedule a Free Pickup in Los Angeles? Enter your ZIP code on the Give My Books Network site, pick a service day, pack the boxes, and set them out by 8 AM. A Local Pick-Up Partner collects them by 8 PM, and you do not need to be home. A Local Pick-Up Partner is the locally owned family business doing the collecting. Leave the boxes somewhere shaded and dry, and add a note about the callbox or gate code if you are in an apartment. Pack, set out, schedule, done. Schedule Free Pickup ![How Do I Schedule a Free Pickup in Los Angeles?](/assets/service-pickup-books-BYI_zy2v.jpg) ## What Else Can Go in the Box With the Kids' Books? Anything else Give My Books Network collects: adult hardcovers and paperbacks, textbooks, encyclopedias, cookbooks, CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, vinyl records, audiobooks on disc, board games, puzzles, and video games. No sorting required. Families outgrowing a bookshelf almost never outgrow only one shelf. The picture books, the middle-grade series, the DVDs from the same era, and the puzzle with all its pieces can travel in the same load. The [American Library Association's guide to book donation programs](https://libguides.ala.org/book-donations) explains why classroom-ready children's books are so consistently in demand. Schedule Free Pickup ![What Else Can Go in the Box With the Kids' Books?](/assets/service-books-collection-DJKSmgFT.jpg) ## Does It Cost Anything? Nothing. There is no pickup fee, no per-box charge, and no minimum. Two bags of picture books is a real pickup, and so is a decade of a family's reading. One honest limit: Give My Books Network and its Local Pick-Up Partners are family businesses rather than 501(c)(3) nonprofits, so no tax-deduction receipt is issued. If a receipt is what you need, a registered nonprofit is the right destination. Schedule Free Pickup ## How Children's Book Donations Works in Los Angeles ### Schedule Online Book your free children's book donations in Los Angeles 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 Children's Book Donations ### 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 ### Are there children's book donations near me in Los Angeles? ### Do Title I classrooms actually receive these books? ### Are Spanish-language children's books wanted? ### Do children's books need to be in perfect condition? ### Can I include toys or school supplies in the boxes? ### Is the pickup really free for children's books? ## Related Services in Los Angeles [ ### Donate Books to Literacy Programs Learn more ](/los-angeles-ca/donate-books-to-literacy-programs)[ ### Donate Books to Community Centers Learn more ](/los-angeles-ca/donate-books-to-community-centers)[ ### Donate Books to Libraries Learn more ](/los-angeles-ca/donate-books-to-libraries)[ ### Donate Books to Little Free Libraries Learn more ](/los-angeles-ca/donate-books-to-little-free-libraries)[ ### Book Recycling Service Learn more ](/los-angeles-ca/book-recycling-service)[ ### Book & Media Recycling Learn more ](/los-angeles-ca/book-and-media-recycling) [Back to Los Angeles Hub](/los-angeles-ca) ## Schedule Your Children's Book Donations in Los Angeles Ready to give your books a second life? 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