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[Bob Jones]

I'm wondering how much non-book stuff (i.e., garbage) gets thrown in those bins.  That might account for grinding half the books into pulp!


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Hi all,

I've got more news about the big blue book donation bins showing up around the metro area.   We've been in contact with the Reading Tree people who are the non-profit part of the bins and they are actually going to send our Friends 20 boxes of books to look through and see if they are quality donations for our sales.   They would be open to sending books to other Friends groups as well.

We also talked to them about the number of donation bins they put in our community.   We have 7 bins in Newberg and 2 in Dundee which seem a bit much for 25,000 people.

But... I'm also looking at this as a lesson to us that perhaps we need to be more proactive in soliciting donations and making it easy for people to donate, I'm not just whining about it!

I'll keep you posted on the quality of the books we receive.

Also, I've heard from two other libraries, one in Clackamas County and one in Washington County that have both experienced decreases in donations and subsequently, revenue from their sales.  So, it is an issue for many of us.

Leah
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Leah M. Griffith
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http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/05/book_bins_for_charity_open_up_a_story_of_blurry_relationships_between.html

This article was in the Oregonian on Sunday.  My Friends group has also noticed a sharp decline in donations since 11 of the bins showed up in Newberg 6 weeks ago.   What has been the experience of others?

Leah Griffith
Newberg Public Library
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