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<p>[QUOTE="Sedona, post: 3059316, member: 4438"]I’ve had to deal with this several times. My late mother was a schoolteacher who not only saved every book she ever owned (whereas I donate mine along the way), but she kept them in great condition and put a plastic protective cover on many of them. When she passed away earlier this year, due to the CV restrictions one of the charities that was going to pick up her things flaked. Only Salvation Army was accepting donations, but I had to take them in. I kept some that had sentimental value (many, many) and ended up donating the ones I thought SA could sell (e.g. novels by major authors, coffee table books on Hollywood etc.). I filled up my SUV twice with her books, and there were still many left over. People also buy attractive looking vintage books, but if they weren’t in any of those categories, I had to throw them out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another late relative had a law library at the home with books from the 1960s, including an entire set of a long-outdated legal encyclopedia. We called our county’s law library but they passed because they already had multiple sets. Likewise, the local law school libraries. There are companies that will take them for movie props, etc. so that’s what we did with the big sets. They can take up an entire wall. We took many of the individual books for our shelves.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would also check local nursing homes, homes for foster kids, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sedona, post: 3059316, member: 4438"]I’ve had to deal with this several times. My late mother was a schoolteacher who not only saved every book she ever owned (whereas I donate mine along the way), but she kept them in great condition and put a plastic protective cover on many of them. When she passed away earlier this year, due to the CV restrictions one of the charities that was going to pick up her things flaked. Only Salvation Army was accepting donations, but I had to take them in. I kept some that had sentimental value (many, many) and ended up donating the ones I thought SA could sell (e.g. novels by major authors, coffee table books on Hollywood etc.). I filled up my SUV twice with her books, and there were still many left over. People also buy attractive looking vintage books, but if they weren’t in any of those categories, I had to throw them out. Another late relative had a law library at the home with books from the 1960s, including an entire set of a long-outdated legal encyclopedia. We called our county’s law library but they passed because they already had multiple sets. Likewise, the local law school libraries. There are companies that will take them for movie props, etc. so that’s what we did with the big sets. They can take up an entire wall. We took many of the individual books for our shelves. I would also check local nursing homes, homes for foster kids, etc. Good luck![/QUOTE]
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