NetGalley shared a great tip this week ... "Take a look at your shelves and let go of books that don't interest you anymore."
I love reading and I love books. I've never tallied my TBR (to be read) stack or lists, but I'm sure it's in the hundreds. I own digital books as well as physical books. I have books that I have yet to read and books I want to read again. Yet there are also books that I might never get around to reading.
That's okay, readers! It's okay to own a book and never read it. It's okay to let go of books or stop reading books that don't peek your interest. There is joy is giving books away. There will be a reader who is thrilled to find that book you no longer want on your shelves.
What should I do with the books I no longer want or need?
- Give them to a family member.
- Give them to a friend.
- Add books to Little Free Libraries.
- Give them to a library (check their donation policy).
- Give them a school or child care center (check their donation policy).
- Donate them to a thrift store.
- Donate them to a nonprofit or charity book sale.
- Sell them at a used bookstore or online and buy more books!
If the books are too much to share ... old information, misinformation, musty, dusty, broken, etc. ... it's okay to recycle or throw away books. I always want to give books new life, but sometimes books have their time and it's time to send them away.
- Recycle
- Trash
- Repurpose
Where you do you take your "old" books? How do you repurpose books?
