San Francisco Bay Area Free books for San Francisco Bay Area children
If
you work with children at a homeless shelter, school, hospital, daycare center or other community organization and need children's books,
come to our warehouse at 290A Napoleon Street in San Francisco to select the
books you want. (Go to our Hours & Directions
page for information on locating
our site.) We have new and gently used
books for children of all ages, from birth through high school. We
provide books to be given as gifts to children and their families
and/or to be used by organizations working with children. If you have
questions, give us a call at 415 401 6315 or contact us by email.
Hours:
Monday and Thursday: 3:30-6:00pm
Wednesday: 10am-12noon
1st Saturday of the month: 10am-1pm
Please bring boxes or bags!
Locations Outside the SF Bay AreaFilling your need for children's books
Arranging for a book drive is an easy way to collect children's books for your organization or to give as gifts to children. We have been given anywhere
from 300 to 3000 books from an individual book drive - depending on the size
of the school (or other community organization) doing the drive and the amount
of work done by its organizers. People are happy to help children in need by
donating gently used books that have been outgrown or are no longer wanted.
Contact a school that serves affluent families in your area and ask them to
do a children's book drive for your organization. Many schools have community
outreach groups that are seeking ways to help others. You might also ask a Girl
Scout or Boy Scout troop, a church, a temple or some other community organization
to do a drive for you. Go to Organize a Book Drive for suggestions on holding a successful book drive.
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