Donate Books

Have some books to donate?  What we're looking for, where you can drop them off and all the details are right here.

To Donate Books and Other Media for the Sale, Bring Them To:

Location:
Iowa Right to Life warehouse
1500 Illinois Street
Des Moines, IA 50314.
515.244.1012
 
Warehouse hours:
Monday – Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM
Saturdays, 9 AM – 12 Noon *
* Saturday hours are staffed by volunteers. Please call 515-244-1012 before you come to make certain someone will be there to receive your books.
 
We will accept the following:
 
Books of all kinds, for all ages, Christian or Non-Christian, hard or soft cover, new or used in good condition. 
 
We will also accept: 

CD’s, DVDs, VHS tapes and Books on Tape  
Sheet music and/or music books
Rare and/or Collectible books
Collectible Comic Books
Cookbooks except Microwave type
Home School material
Text Books yr 2004 or newer
Magazines only to include craft, quilting, sewing or cooking types or rare and collectible
All cassettes, except music cassettes
 
Most popular items at the sale :
 
  • Christian Fiction
  • Popular Christian Authors
  • Home Schooling
  • Children's Classics, such as Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Little House on the Prairie, Chronicles of Narnia
  • Louis L'Amour westerns
  • Current Popular Fiction
  • Science Fiction, especially Star Trek and Star Wars
  • Handyman books
  • Books about the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln
  • Books about Ronald Reagan
  • Taste of Home annual cookbooks
  • Antiquarian (very old and collectible) books
  • All DVDs, CDs and Disney videos
  • Books on tape
We cannot accept the following:
 
  • Books that are torn, badly stained or water damaged (exception: rare/old/collectible)
  • Magazines other than those listed above
  • Encyclopedias, unless rare, old and a complete set
  • Law, Medical, Business, Insurance, Banking, & Real Estate texts, High School or College Texts older than five years
  • Religious tracts/pocket book tracts
  • Music cassettes
  • Books with content containing graphic language or pictures
Magazines we cannot accept:
 
  • Financial and business magazines
  • Weekly News Magazines
  • Professional Journals (except music journals)
  • Women’s home magazines (eg. Family Circle, Good HouseKeeping)
  • New Yorker, Saturday Review, Harpers & Atlantic
  • National Geographic magazines
  • Home Improvement type magazines
The volunteer opportunities are as follows; 
 
  • Book sorters at our warehouse; This need is ongoing and urgent due to the large volume of books we are receiving.
  • Workers at the Sale—to set-up, work on sale days, and to tear down book sale
  • Volunteers to pick-up books from the elderly and/or handicapped
  • Book Drive volunteers with access to a pick-up.
  • Six to eight foot tables—donated (roughly used okay, but must be stable)  
For questions, contact Rhonda Phillips at 515.205.8024 or click here to Email Rhonda