Free book donation pickup in Ferndale
Non-fiction books picked up free from your porch, anywhere in Ferndale. Box them, set them out, and you're done — no fee, no minimum, no need to be home.
How pickup works in Ferndale
Ferndale's small lots and front porches make for quick, easy pickups. We're in the neighborhood most weeks.
1. Tell us about the books
Use the request form, or call or chat with Sam, our assistant, any time of day. We need your address, roughly how many boxes, and ideally a photo. We email you a pickup day within one business day, usually within the week.
2. Box them and set them out
Any sturdy box or bag. On pickup day, put the boxes on your porch or the spot you told us about by the start of the window. Keep them dry — under a roof or a tarp. Wet books can't be picked up.
3. We collect from the porch
Our driver comes by during the window and takes the boxes. It's contactless, so you don't need to be home. The books are resold through our online bookstore to readers across the country; what can't be sold is donated or recycled.
What we take in Ferndale
Non-fiction only — textbooks, art and photography, history and biography, science and medicine, business and law, philosophy and religion, how-to and reference, and any other non-fiction. We don't pick up fiction, children's books, cookbooks, encyclopedias, Time-Life sets, magazines, or CDs, DVDs, tapes and records. Have a mix? Box up just the non-fiction.