--- title: "Children's Book Donations in St. Louis | Free Pickup" description: "Children's book donations in St. Louis. Give My Books Network collects picture books and early readers free from your porch for classrooms that ask." 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 to see whether a Local Pick-Up Partner serves your block. If none does yet, the request enters the out-of-area pickup system, where a nearby partner may claim it on a later run." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What children's books are most needed in St. Louis?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Early readers and bilingual titles top the list of requests through the Give ME Books program, and Title I classrooms in St. Louis Public Schools ask for them constantly. Picture books, board books, and middle-grade series follow close behind. Send whatever your kids have outgrown; the classroom shelves absorb it." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can I donate board books that have been chewed?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. Board books live hard lives in a toddler's room, and teeth marks, soft corners, and crayon do not disqualify anything. The line is structural: missing pages, a spine shedding paper, or mildew from a damp basement. Those cannot be given a second life, so leave them out of the box." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do I need to separate kids' books from adult books?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "No sorting is needed at all. Picture books, chapter books, novels, cookbooks, CDs, and DVDs can share the same box. Your Local Pick-Up Partner sorts everything offsite after collection. Just keep the boxes light enough for one person to lift, and set them out by 8 AM on your service day." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Where do donated children's books go?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Many are redistributed through the Give ME Books program to schools, libraries, tutoring programs, and family literacy nights that requested them. Some are resold by the Local Pick-Up Partner, which is what funds the free pickup. Give My Books Network does not promise that any single book reaches a specific classroom." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Is children's book pickup free in St. Louis?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Completely free. No fee, no per-box charge, and no minimum quantity. One sack of board books is a real pickup, and so is a whole bedroom shelf. Local Pick-Up Partners fund the service by reselling part of what they collect, which is why nothing lands on your side of the ledger." } } ] } ] } ] --- 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. [St Louis](/st-louis-mo) 3. Children's Book Donations # Children's Book Donations in St Louis, MO Children's book donations in St. Louis Schedule Free PickupView All St Louis Services # Children's Book Donations in St. Louis **Quick answer:** Give My Books Network collects children's book donations free from doorsteps across St. Louis. Box up the picture books and early readers, set them on the porch by 8 AM, and a Local Pick-Up Partner collects them between 8 AM and 8 PM. Many go to classrooms that requested them. ## Where Can You Donate Children's Books in St. Louis? Give My Books Network collects children's books free from your doorstep anywhere a Local Pick-Up Partner serves your ZIP code. A Local Pick-Up Partner is the locally owned family business that does the collecting in your part of St. Louis. School drives and Little Free Libraries take some. A branch might take a bag. A pickup takes the whole bedroom, which is usually what a family actually needs when a kid finally outgrows the picture books. Schedule Free Pickup ## What Kinds of Children's Books Are Most Needed in St. Louis? Early readers and bilingual titles are the two categories requested most often through the Give ME Books program, and both run short constantly. Title I classrooms across St. Louis Public Schools ask for them by the boxful. - **Early readers** — leveled books for kindergarten through third grade. Always short. - **Bilingual and Spanish-language titles** — requested far more often than they arrive. - **Picture books** — the workhorse of any classroom library. - **Board books** — for pre-K rooms and family literacy nights. - **Middle-grade chapter books** — series titles especially, because kids read them in runs. Schedule Free Pickup ![What Kinds of Children's Books Are Most Needed in St. Louis?](/assets/service-books-collection-DJKSmgFT.jpg) ## Do Board Books and Torn Pages Still Count? Board books absolutely count, teeth marks and all, as long as the pages are intact and readable. Kids' books live hard lives, and nobody expects a picture book from a toddler's room to look new. The line is structural. A missing page, a cracked spine that sheds paper, or mildew from a damp basement means the book cannot be given a second life. Scribbles in crayon, a soft cover corner, a little wear? Send them. The [American Library Association's guidance on donating books to schools](https://libguides.ala.org/book-donations) draws the same line. Schedule Free Pickup ## How Does the Pickup Work for Parents? Pack the books yourself, set them out by 8 AM, and a Local Pick-Up Partner collects between 8 AM and 8 PM. Nobody needs to be home, which matters when you have a school run and a work call in the same hour. 1. Enter your ZIP code and choose a service day. 2. Box up the books. The partner does not bring boxes, so use what you have. 3. Do not separate kids' books from adult books. They can share a box. 4. Set everything on the covered front porch by 8 AM, with a lid on if rain is coming. Schedule Free Pickup ![How Does the Pickup Work for Parents?](/assets/service-pickup-books-BYI_zy2v.jpg) ## Who Receives Children's Book Donations in St. Louis? Many children's books are redistributed through the Give ME Books program to schools, libraries, nonprofits, after-school tutoring programs, and family literacy nights that requested them. Some are resold, and that resale is what pays for the free pickup. Give My Books Network will not promise that a specific book reaches a specific classroom in Dutchtown or North City. What it will say is that early readers move faster than anything else in the program, and a box of them rarely sits long. Schedule Free Pickup ## Packing Tips From a Kid's Bedroom Use small boxes for children's books, because a big box of picture books gets heavy faster than you would believe. A copy-paper box is about right for one person to carry. Board books can go in a doubled paper sack. Loose puzzle pieces and stickers are not part of the deal, but the puzzles themselves are welcome, and so are board games. Pack, set out, done. Schedule Free Pickup ![Packing Tips From a Kid's Bedroom](/assets/service-prepare-books-WRsKfsP3.jpg) ## How Children's Book Donations Works in St Louis ### Schedule Online Book your free children's book donations in St Louis 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 St. Louis? ### What children's books are most needed in St. Louis? ### Can I donate board books that have been chewed? ### Do I need to separate kids' books from adult books? ### Where do donated children's books go? ### Is children's book pickup free in St. Louis? ## Related Services in St Louis [ ### Donate Books to Literacy Programs Learn more ](/st-louis-mo/donate-books-to-literacy-programs)[ ### Donate Books to Community Centers Learn more ](/st-louis-mo/donate-books-to-community-centers)[ ### Donate Books to Libraries Learn more ](/st-louis-mo/donate-books-to-libraries)[ ### Donate Books to Little Free Libraries Learn more ](/st-louis-mo/donate-books-to-little-free-libraries)[ ### Book Recycling Service Learn more ](/st-louis-mo/book-recycling-service)[ ### Book & Media Recycling Learn more ](/st-louis-mo/book-and-media-recycling) [Back to St Louis Hub](/st-louis-mo) ## Schedule Your Children's Book Donations in St Louis Ready to give your books a second life? 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