Donate Books
Donate Books

We Cannot Accept...
- adult books
- textbooks
- dictionaries
- encyclopedias
- magazines
- coloring books
- outdated, torn, yellowed, or moldy books
- books with the last copyright earlier than 2000
Thank you for your understanding!

DID YOU KNOW?
Nearly 50% of the books we distribute come from community donations!
Give Your Gently Used Books a Second Life
We welcome your donation of new or very gently used children’s books! Whether you have a few books or a few boxes, we’ll happily get them to local kids who need them.
Books can be dropped off at our MidTown Cleveland warehouse Tuesday – Friday between 9am and 3pm. Please call us at 216-417-1803 when you arrive. Or donate books at one of the locations below.
Outdoor Collection Bins
Avon – Board of Education
36600 Detroit Rd. (near playground/soccer field)
Avon Lake – Giant Eagle
31990 Walker Rd. (Learwood Square Shopping Center)
Bay Village – Westerly Elementary
30301 Wolf Rd. (near school entrance)
Beachwood – Beachwood High School
25100 Fairmount Blvd. (across parking lot from pool building; NE corner next to recycling bin)
Brecksville – Hilton Elementary
6812 Mill Rd. (at the end of the parking lot near the recycling bins)
Chagrin Falls – Gurney Elementary
1155 Bell Rd. (near gym)
Cleveland – Kids’ Book Bank
3635 Perkins Ave. (next to Loading Dock B)
Fairview Park – Gilles-Sweet Elementary
4320 W 220th St. (near front entrance)
Hudson – Ellsworth Hill Elementary
7750 Stow Rd. (along drop-off curb at front of building)
Lakewood – Lakewood High School
14100 Franklin Blvd. (outside door 35)
Olmsted Falls — KidsFirst Learning Center
26184 Bagley Rd.
Orange – Pepper Pike Learning Center
32000 Chagrin Blvd. (near tennis courts)
Rocky River – Don Umerley Civic Center
21016 Hilliard Blvd. (to right of entrance to Memorial Hall)
Solon – Solon Middle School
6835 S.O.M. Center Rd. (end of main drive near recycling bins/playground)
Solon – Dorothy Lewis Elementary School
32345 Cannon Rd. (west side of parking lot near recycling bins)
Strongsville – Strongsville Middle School
13200 Pearl Rd. (front of school near bike racks)
Westlake – Westlake Elementary School
27555 Center Ridge Rd. (outside faculty entrance on west side of building)

Donate Books at These Local Businesses:
Stop by the following businesses during regular business hours to drop your donation of a box or less of books into the marked bin inside: