Places to Donate Your Used Books, DVDs, CDs and more

Warren Township Library patrons often ask us where they can donate their used or second-hand books. The Adult Services staff has compiled a list of organizations that will gladly make good use of those books. Some of these organizations also will accept your used CDs, DVDs and video games.

Also, each holiday season, the Warren Library's Children's Services Department collects children's books for donation.


We HIGHLY recommend that you contact the organizations directly before you give, to ensure their donation requirements haven't changed.


Springfield Good Will
126 U.S. Route 22 West, Springfield, NJ; (973) 912-0156
They will not take encyclopedias & textbooks.

Salvation Army
199 Rt 22 East, Green Brook, NJ; (732) 968-1332
They only accept 20 to 30 books a day.

The Lord’s Closet
651 US Highway 22 East, Whitehouse Station, NJ; (908) 534-1777
They only accept 20-30 books a day & no encyclopedias.


Unique Thrift Store
1581 Rt 22 West, Watchung, NJ; (908) 822-0005

The Page Turner
Operated by ARC of Middlesex County. There are three store locations to donate to:

• The Jamesburg Page Turner
  47 East Railroad Ave
  Jamesburg, NJ 08831
  (732) 605-0005   
• The Metuchen Page Turner
  170 Main Street
  Metuchen, NJ 08840
  (732) 635-1543  
• The Main Street Page Turner
  114-C Main Street
  Woodbridge, NJ 07095
  (732) 326-9381

The following organizations accept used books(and sometimes dvds & cds) from private individuals and donate them to those in need both in the United States and overseas.

Better World Books - They will accept donations including gently used children's books, DVDs and Books on CD in original casings, hardcover fiction and non-fiction, like-new mass market paperbacks from 1908 or newer, and more. Also, every time you purchase a book from BetterWorldBooks.com, they donate a book to someone in need. The donated books go through their non-profit partners Books for Africa and Feed the Children.

Books for International Goodwill - Accepts all kinds of good-quality used books.

Books for Third World - They need new or used, quality, durable books, twenty years or newer. They will accept fiction and non-fiction books for children through adult reading that are hard cover or quality soft-cover; post-secondary textbooks in hard- or soft-cover; reference books such as encyclopedias and dictionaries published between 1990-present.

Books for America - They accept books, movies, CDs, audiobooks, cell phones, old laptops, iPods, iPads and more in excellent condition.

Books for Soldiers - Sign up to be a volunteer to send troops books, DVDs, games and relief supplies.

Drive 4 Books - They accept books, DVDs, audio tapes, video games,CDs and videos. They will pick up large donations, over 250 books.
The Bookman - They accept any and all kinds of books.

Operation Paperback - Sign up to be a volunteer shipper and send your own books to troops.

Reach Out & Read NJ - Donations of new and used books are accepted and those for children between the ages of birth to five years are in the greatest demand, although books for older children are also needed.. Used Books should be gently used (covers and pages intact, clean and readable). Hard cover picture books with brightly colored pictures and interesting stories are ideal.