Ways to Donate Books
Thank you for your interest in donating!
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Personal Donations
If you are donating used books from your own library, check our list below to see if your donation matches our most requested books (aka frequent flyers). If you're unsure about your books, reach out.
Special Requests
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Special Requests refer to books that are not part of our donated library but have been specifically requested by individuals who write to us. Currently, our backlog of special requests exceeds 75 letters.
Larger Donations
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If you are moving, downsizing your library, or donating from a large institution, we would love to peruse through your stash. For larger inquiries like this, we would love to discuss what your library consists of.​
Purchase from our Wishlist
We have frequently requested books that we keep populated in a wishlist on Bookshop.org
Pick a title to purchase and update the shipping address to:
PDX Books Through Bars
PO Box 11222
Portland, OR 97211
When you purchase, 10% of each sale will also go to the ILWU Local 5 Strike Fund, to aid Local 5 members in the event of a strike.
You'll be showing solidarity with two great causes at once!
Fiction
Sci Fi​
Fantasy
Manga / Comic
Horror
Western
Urban Fiction​
Nonfiction (How To/Guide/Resource)
Car / Motorcycle Maintenance
Homesteading / Farming / Off Grid
Agriculture / Horticulture / Vermiculture
How to Start a Nonprofit / Food Truck / Small Business​
Self Help / Sobriety
Language Learners: Spanish, Japanese
Chess
Art / Journal
Blank Journals
Composition Books
Adult Coloring
How to Draw
How to Calligraphy
Tattoo Design​s
Books We Always Need
frequent flyers
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