--- title: "What to Do With Old Books You No Longer Want | St. Louis" description: "The top options for old books in St. Louis in 2026: free doorstep pickup, Little Free Libraries in Soulard, community book sales, and library branches." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://givemybooksnetwork.com/#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 is a nationwide United States network of local Pick-Up Partners who collect used books, textbooks, CDs and DVDs for free directly from the donor's door, resell what is sellable and rehome the rest to schools, libraries, shelters and nonprofits.", "foundingDate": "2022", "telephone": "+1-855-506-8633", "email": "support@givemybooksnetwork.com", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "2091 Stratton Ct.", "addressLocality": "Ann Arbor", "addressRegion": "MI", "postalCode": "48108", "addressCountry": "US" }, "contactPoint": { "@type": "ContactPoint", "telephone": "+1-855-506-8633", "contactType": "customer service", "email": "support@givemybooksnetwork.com", "availableLanguage": "English" }, "sameAs": [ "https://www.facebook.com/givemybooksnetwork", "https://www.instagram.com/givemybooksnetwork", "https://twitter.com/givemybooks" ], "areaServed": { "@type": "Country", "name": "United States" } }, { "@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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Schedule Free Pickup ![A stylized city skyline at golden hour with books in the foreground](/assets/city-scene-fallback-yglTcFEu.jpg) St. Louis, MO # What to Do With Old Books You No Longer Want in St. Louis **Quick answer:** Give My Books Network offers the simplest option for old books in St. Louis: free doorstep pickup. Pack the books, set them out by 8 AM on your service day, and a Local Pick-Up Partner collects them between 8 AM and 8 PM. Little Free Libraries, community sales, and library branches handle the smaller stacks. ## What Are the Best Options for Old Books in St. Louis in 2026? St. Louis gives you four realistic options in 2026: free doorstep pickup, a Little Free Library, a community or church sale, or a library branch that will take a small, current stack. 1. **Free doorstep pickup** — any quantity, any readable condition, no drive across town. 2. **Little Free Library** — a handful of paperbacks at a time. Not a place for boxes. 3. **Community, church, or school sale** — modest quantities, on the organizer's schedule. 4. **Library branch** — small, clean, current titles. Space is tight and limits are real. ### Where to Donate Books You No Longer Want in St. Louis Give My Books Network collects them free from your doorstep anywhere a Local Pick-Up Partner serves your ZIP code. Enter your ZIP code to check coverage. If no partner covers your block yet, submit the request anyway, because it enters the out-of-area pickup system where a nearby partner may claim it. ## Option One: Free Doorstep Pickup Across St. Louis Give My Books Network's free doorstep pickup handles any quantity in St. Louis, which makes it the only realistic route for a full basement or a wall of hardcovers. You pack the boxes. The partner does not bring boxes. Set them on the covered porch by 8 AM on your service day, and collection happens between 8 AM and 8 PM, with no need for you to be home. It costs nothing. There is no tax receipt either, because Give My Books Network and its Local Pick-Up Partners are family businesses rather than 501(c)(3) nonprofits. ## Option Two: Little Free Libraries in Soulard and Benton Park Little Free Libraries take a handful of paperbacks at a time, not boxes, and the ones tucked along the streets of Soulard and Benton Park fill and empty fast. Walk a few blocks near Tower Grove Park and you will pass several. They are lovely, and they are tiny. Stuffing one full is not generosity, it is a problem for whoever maintains it. Leave three or four good paperbacks and move along. ## Option Three: Community, Church, and School Sales Community sales, church hall sales, and school drives accept donated books in modest quantities, usually on their own schedule and usually in spring or fall. Call first. Volunteers running a sale out of a parish hall have exactly as much space as the hall has, and a surprise carload on a Thursday is not a gift. When they can take your books, they are an excellent home for them. ## Which Option Fits the Pile You Actually Have? Match the option to the volume: a handful of paperbacks goes to a Little Free Library, a couple of bags go to a sale, and anything larger goes to a free doorstep pickup. - **Three or four paperbacks** — Little Free Library. - **One or two bags** — a community, church, or school sale, if the timing lines up. - **A small stack of current titles** — a library branch. - **Boxes, shelves, or a basement** — free doorstep pickup, every time. That is the honest way to decide where to donate books without giving up a Saturday to it. ## What About Old Books Nobody in St. Louis Can Use? Books that are mold-damaged, water-swollen, or coming apart have no second life ahead of them and should be sent to a landfill rather than passed along. Everything short of that has somewhere to go. Many donated items are redistributed through the Give ME Books program to schools, libraries, literacy programs, and senior centers. Some are resold by the partner, which is what funds the free collection. Items with nothing left in them may eventually be recycled, as a last resort. [The American Library Association's book donation programs guide](https://libguides.ala.org/book-donations) is a fair account of why so much of what households offer gets turned away, and why routes like this one exist. ### Ready to schedule your free St. Louis book pickup? We'll come to your door — no cost, no hassle. Book pickup, DVD pickup, large-quantity, estate, and more in St. Louis, MO. Schedule Free Pickup Or browse all St. Louis donation services including DVD & Media Donation Pickup , Book Donation Pickup , Doorstep Book Pickup . Not sure whether a pickup or a drop-off makes more sense for what you have? Our [where to donate books](/where-to-donate-books) guide walks through the decision honestly, including the cases where another organisation is the better fit. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Where can I donate books near me in St. Louis? ### What should I do with old encyclopedias and textbooks? ### Can I put old books in a Little Free Library? ### Is it better to donate or sell old books? ### Do I need to be home for a book pickup in St. Louis? ### Can I get a tax receipt for donating old books? ## More from St. Louis Learn More Best places to donate books in St. Louis in 2026 Learn More Handling a large book collection in St. Louis Learn More How to prepare books for donation in St. Louis Service DVD & Media Donation Pickup in St. Louis Service Book Donation Pickup in St. Louis Service Doorstep Book Pickup in St. Louis Back to St. Louis Donation Services ## Find us in St. Louis Our local Pick-Up Partners serve the St. Louis area. 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