Books donated so far this year…
It's our 40th anniversary of buying and selling books, music, movies and more. To help celebrate 40 years of reading and recycling, Half Price Books wants to give back. In keeping with what our founder Ken Gjemre once said – "Books should fill our lives, not our land" – Half Price Books has pledged to donate 1 million books in 2012 through the Million Book Donation Project. The books donated will help those in need start libraries in homes and schools in the community.
Check back here throughout the year to see our progress and learn more about the organizations that receive book donations.
Want books for your non-profit organization or school? Make a donation request and we’ll get back to you soon.
Here are a few of the groups we've donated to this year…
Million Project recipients
Donations Warehouse Book Recipients:
- Free Saturday Program
- Dallas County Jail
- Cook Children's Hospital
- Tarrant County Jail
- Cornerstone Community Development Corporation
- Family Legacy Missions International
- Essilor Vision Foundation
- Cornerstone Baptist Church
- Feed the Children (received 67,000+ books)
- Rosemont Elementary – Dallas Independent School District
- Score a Goal in the Classroom (Ft. Worth)
- Marcus High School (Flower Mound, TX)
- Boys and Girls Club of Dallas
- University of North Carolina - Charlotte
- Longbranch Elementary – Midlothian, TX
- Community ISD - Nevada, TX
- Good Shepherd Episcopal School of Dallas
- Ronald E McNair Elementary - Dallas
- Hogg Elementary of Dallas ISD
- Durham Intermediate School of Carroll ISD
- Vickery Meadow Development Foundation (TX)
- Children's Medical Hospital (TX)
Store & Online Book Recipients:
- Hastings High School
- Dr. Donald Ney Administration
- McKinley Williams Middle School
- Falcon Pass/ CCISD
- Gloria Dei Early Childhood Ministries
- Oak Terrace School
- Girl Scout Troup 47555
- St. Gertrude
- Children's Bureau, Inc.
- Children & Youth Project
- Jeffersonville Township Public Library
- Dare to Care
- CPHS Band Boosters
- Barton Middle School
- Shanklin Elementary
- Negley ES
- LaVega ISD
- Key Club, Lakewood High School
- Springtown Middle School PTA
- Greater Fort Worth Herb Society
- Clear Creek ISD Junior League
- Premier Learning Academy
- Friendswood High School
- Our Lady of Lardes
- Brookwood (3rd grade)
- UTMB Texas City Pediatrics
- Manuel Crespo Elementary
- Moore Memorial Public Library
- P.H. Greene
- Hopewell Elementary
- Lakota Local Schools/Hopewell Elementary
- Education Service Center Region 2-Early Bird Reading Community Project
- Wood River School
- Martin Middle School CCISD
- Amistad Community Health Center
- Birchwood School
- Cerebral Texas Tennis Association
- School of Science & Technology - Corpus Christi
- New Horizon
- Santa Fe Trail Middle School
- Mage
- Catholic Newman Association at Del Mar College
- Oak Park SES
- Junior League of Corpus Christi, Inc.
- Grace UMC
- Wood River School
- Sinton ISD- Welder Elementary
- Coastal Bend Detention Center
- Taft ISD (Family Reading Night)
- Fannin Elementary
- Tuloso Midway ISD
- Avance of Corpus Christi
- Kieberger Elementary
- East Bay Children's Book Project
- Youth Center
- Cincinnati Children's Liberty Campus
- Diversion Foster Care
- Chai Tots Early Childhood School
- Morning Star Baptist
- Cherokee
- Wyandot Early Childhood
- Cherokee Elementary
- UC Health Center for Women's Health
- Mason City Schools
- Mason Early Childhood Center
- Norwood View Elementary School
- Salem Elementary
- Salem Township Elementary
- Berry Intermediate
- Abilities First Foundation
- Butter County Sheriff's Office
- Lakota West Upbeat Club
- Van Gorden
- Yellow Ribbon Support Center
- Kids Exchange
- Fairfield East Elementary PTC
- Communities In Schools
- D.S.A.G.C (Team D.O.T.)
- Lakeview Elementary
- John H. Wood Charter School
- Sinclaire Elementary School
- Book Project for Prospect Courtyard
- Echo Park Elementary
- Brackenridge High School
- Austin Recovery
- Mason Public Library
- Portfolio Resident Services
- Donnelly College
- American Association of Zoo Keepers
- East 91st Street Christian Church
- Propel Schools/CYS/Alleghany Co
- Nazarene Christian Academy
- Abilities First Foundation
- St. Rita School or the Deaf
- Theravada Dhamma
- Patman Elementary School
- YMCA/ Thrivent Child Learning Center
- High School for Recording Arts
- Del Valle ISD
- DOC
- Coyote Kids Child Development Center
- Friendswood Senior Citizen
- Spring Valley Elementary
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Plano Retired Teachers Association Book Project
- Brownie Troop 2601 - Girl Scouts of North East Texas
- Garland ISD / Watson Elementary
- Richardson ISD - PACE - PDC
- Richardson ISD - PACE - family program
- Every Child Ready to Read - Dallas Public Library
- Jubilee Park & Community Center
- Jonathan’s Place
- Christ Church Plano
- Big Thought, Thriving Minds Afterschool
- Dallas Public Library Teen Centers
- Dallas Public Library Children's Librarian - MLK Jr. Branch
- Bethune Elementary
- Trinity Basin Preparatory
- Lowery Freshman Center PALS
- City of Dallas Parks Recreation, Youth Services
- Girl Scouts of North Texas
- Reading Partners
- Mosaic Family Services
- Vista Coppell
- Martha T. Reilly Elementary
- YMCA Grady Spruce
- Poetry Community Christian School
- East Dallas Community
- City of Dallas
- City of Dallas
- John H. Reagan Parent/ TOT Reading
- Girl Scouts of Northeast TX, Troop 411
- Plano Day School
- Dallas ISD - Blan Elementary
- George Bannerman Dealey
- Child Care Group
- CHUD Care Group
- VMLC
- Arlington Heights UMC
- W.H. Atwell Middle School Law Academy
- Dale B. Davis Elementary
- Daniel Intermediate
- Maya Angelou High School
- City of Dallas - Parks
- Dealey Montessori PTA
- Methodist Children's Home
- MidCities Supporters & SafeHaven
- MidCities SOS
- International Rescue Committee
- Shands Elementary/ Mesquite ISD
- Genesis Women's Shelter
- Trinity United Methodist Church
- Full Circle Communities
- White Rock Center of Hope
- The Lyons Foundation
- School Works/ Irving Bible Church
- Communities in Schools Dallas Region
- Girl Scout Troop 8634
- The Academy at West Birdville
- MetroCare Services
- Robbie Jones Head Start
- 21st Century PACE Afterschool Program
- Bethany Lutheran CDC
- First United Methodist Church of Mesquite
- Parkland Health & Hospital System - EPO Clinic
- Aberg Center for Literacy
- St. Christopher's Montessori School
- Refugee Resources Inc.
- Children & Family Institute
- Home School
- William Cabell Elementary - Dallas ISD
- Community Advocate for Prosperity & Opportunity
- Urukundo Hom for Children (Hope Made Real)
- City of Dallas Park & Recreation Dept.
- Little Servant Christian Academy
- Keep Reading Inc.
- The Family Place
- Cabell Elementary SPED
- Sidney Lanier Elementary - Dallas ISD
- Eastern Hills Elementary - Fort Worth ISD
- The Arc of Greater Tarrant County
- Airport Area YMCA
- Travis Avenue Baptist Church
- A.M. Pate Elementary
- Fresh Start Mentoring Service
- Community Advocating for Prosperity and Opportunity
- Farris Early Child Center
- Tri County Head Start/ Early Head Start Program
- 21st Century After School Program
- Tadpole Learning Center
- STAR Sponsorship Program, Inc.
- Literacy United
- Harmony Science Academy
- Crowley ISD - 21st Century Afterschool Program
- CASA of Tarrant Count
- The Wesley Center - United Community Centers
- Stripling Middle/FWAS/Clayton YES
- Fort Worth PCA - Kids Hope USA Program
- St. Peter's Classical School
- Campfire USA First Texas Council
- Literacy Connexus
- SafeHaven of Tarrant County
- Good Shepherd Early Childhood Center
- Murray Elementary School PFC
- Delta Kappa Gamma, Delta Gamma Chapter
- Delta View Elementary School (Mt. Diablo Unified)
- John Muir Elementary School
- GetOnTheBus.us
- Eden Housing Resident Services, Inc.
- Castro Valley First Baptist Church
- Westwood Elementary School MOUSD
- Delta Kappa Gamma
- Cambridge Academy
- RUSD Harvey Green Elementary School Library
- Beth Emek Preschool
- John Green Elementary School
- Bright World Preschool
- Kidango
- Parker Elementary School
- Dublin Partners in Education
- Kolb Elementary School PFC
- Alameda County Library/ Newark Library League
- Marilyn Avenue Elementary
- Little Blessings from God
- E.L.F. Chicago NFP
- Dr. Jorge Prieto Math & Science Academy CPS
- Evanston School District 65
- Maryville Academy
- Northshore Pediatric Therapy
- Goethe Elementary School
- Helen C. Peirce Elementary School - CPS
- Troop 40738 Junior Girl Scouts
- Dr. Jorge Prieto Math & Science Academy
- North Mayfair Improvement Association
- OMNI Youth Services
- National Honor Society
- John Palmer Elementary School
- Albany Park Community Center
- Roosevelt Elementary School
- Chicago Public High School/ Sullivan
- Truman College Child Development Lab School
- Franciscan Works
- St. Andrew's Lutheran School
- Braeside PTO
- Hamilton School
- 73.5
- Skokie 73.5
- Book Worm Angels
- ForeverSibs
- Hope Wall School
- Have Dreams
- People's Resource Center
- Kenneth Young Center
- CHSD 218 Adult Transition Program
- Pilsen Neighbors Community Council
- Adolph Link Elementary School
- Reading Café - Heritage Middle School
- Northbrook/ Glenview School District 30
- Outreach Community Center
- St. Alexander School
- Parents and Teachers of Harnet Gifford (PTHG)
- Harnet Gifford Elementary School
- Our Lady of Good Counsel School
- Walker PTO
- Walker School PTO
- Walker Elementary School
- Park Forest School District 163, Beacon Hill Primary
- Brodnicki Elementary, Common School District #109 of Cook County
- Oak Terrace Elementary
- Walker School
- Walker School
- Madison Elementary School (Warsaw Community Schools)
- Healthier Moms & Babies
- East Allen Family Resource Center
- Limberlost Public Library
- Kendallville Public Library
- Brentwood Latin Grammar School
- Eastside High School - Elementary
- Fort Wayne Community Schools
- Cani Head Start at Grace St. Johns
- Albion Elementary Kindergarten
- The Villages of IN
- Imani Baptist Church
- YMCA of Northeast Indiana
- Ware Angles Curow
- Oak View
- Washington Elementary
- Warsaw Christian School
- Brentwood Elementary (FWCS)
- Akron Elementary School
- Greater Progressive Family Center
- Tippecanoe Valley High School
- Kate's Kart (Megan Powers) Lancaster Elementary
- Family Centered Services
- LEAP of Noble County, Inc.
- Marion Cares
- Olnet Mission
- Community Corrections Improvement Association
- St. John of the Cross Catholic Worker House
- Calvary Christian Preschool
- North-Linn
- Wilkins PTO
- Coe College & Christ Episcopal Reading Camp
- Kirkwood Community College Service Learning Project
- United Way of East Central Iowa
- Wilkins Elementary
- Quota International of Cedar Rapids Charitable Trust
- South Tama Co. Middle School
- People Church UU
- Anamosa Library & Learning Center
- Cedar Rapids Neighborhoods/Neighborhood Association Inc.
- Young Parents Network
- Wyoming Public Library
- Mound View Neighborhood Association (MUNRC)
- Summer Reading Camp at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church
- The Teacher Store
- Grace Community Church
- Junction Elementary
- KUC Academy
- Muncie Christian School
- Della Lamb Community Services
- Boy Scout Eagle Project
- Platte Woods United Methodist Church
- The Urban Scholastic Center
- Jackson County Family Court
- West Wyandotte Library - KCKPL
- St. Paul Schools
- Pawnee Elementary
- Douglass Elementary
- Starside Elementary
- Jumpstart
- City Union Mission-Vanderberg Youth Center
- St. Timothy's Episcopal Church
- Boys & Girls Club at Grandview Elementary
- Hopewell Elementary
- WhizKids Youth Ministry of City Gospel Mission
- Mt. Auburn International Academy
- LeBlond Boys & Girls Academy of Greater Cincinnati
- Good Shepherd Catholic Church
- Altrusa International Foundation, Inc.
- Boys & Girls Club at Sayler Park Elementary
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Epsilon Lambda Sigma Chapter
- Harmony Unitarian Universalist Church
- Horizon Science Academy
- The Colonial Schools
- Rofhenberg Elementary, Cincinnati Public Schools
- Mason Middle School
- Elm Street Health Center
- Mason City Schools
- Western Row Elementary
- The Graham Family of Schools
- University of Cincinnati Hospital Auxillary
- Little Miami Intermediate School
- Lebanon's Christmas for Tots
- Roseville Learning Center
- Hallie Q. Brown Community Center
- Center for Hmong Art and Talent
- College Prep Elementary
- YWCA of Minneapolis(downtown)
- Midtown YWCA
- Community of Peace Academy
- CommonBond Communities at Westminster Apartments
- Stevenson PAWS
- Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners
- Pillsbury United Communities-Waite House
- Lincoln Center PTA
- Nokomis Healthy Seniors
- PTA-Lincoln Center
- Vora SERVICE
- Minnesota Transitions Charter School
- Women of Today
- Foundation for Early Childhood Family Services
- CommonBond Communities@ Seward Towers
- University YMCA
- Families Helping Each Other
- Jewish Family Services
- SAY Yes Center
- Liemandt Foundation
- Healing in His Wings
- Rise Incorporated
- Commonbond Communities-Skyline
- Team Youth Services Group
- HIRED
- City Wide
- Bryn Mawr School PTA
- Camp Fire USA Minn. Council
- Anoka County Community Action Program
- People Incorporated
- Como Park Elem. St Paul
- Elim Christian Learning Center
- District 2687
- Phalen Lake Hmong Studies Magnet
- St. Mark Catholic School
- St. Paul Public Schools Early Childhood
- Johnson Early Childhood Family Education
- Hmong American Partnership
- Hastings ISD #200 ECFE
- Foundation Hill Montessori
- PRISM
- Lake Elmo Elem. PTA
- Metropolitan Center
- Falcon Heights Elem.
- White Bear Area YMCA
- Ramsey County Workforce Solution
- VEAP- Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People
- Family Table Meal/Fridley United Church
- The MN Community Foundation
- St. Louis Park Senior High
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio
- Park Street Inter. PTA
- Highland Park Elementary
- Boy Scouts of America Cub Scout Pack 843
- Noble Academy Columbus
- The Literary Coalition of Delaware Co.
- Alum Creek PTO
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- The Second Ward Community Initiative
- First Presbyterian Church/ Feed My Kids
- Altrusa of Tiffin Ohio
- Seneca County Youth Center
- Graham Primary School/ The Graham School
- Focus Learning Academy North
- South-Western City Schools
- Columbus Humanities Arts & Technology Academy
- Step By Step Academy
- Columbus City Schools
- Heinzerling Memorial Foundation
- St. Vincent Family Center
- Mt. Sterling Public Library
- Columbus Urban League (Head Start)
- Zenith Academy
- Cranbrook Elementary School
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Franklinton Tutoring Program
- LEADS Head Start
- Columbus Public Health Dept. Project LOVE
- Valley Forge Elementary Schools
- Ecole Kenwood, Columbus City School
- Boys & Girls Club of Columbus
- Lakewood City Schools
- New Avenues to Independence
- Trinity Lutheran Church/Lakewood
- Reach Out and Read Greater Cleveland
- Elm Street Elementary School (Painesville, OH)
- Parkview PTA
- Columbia Local Schools
- Children's Hunger Alliance
- Third World Books
- St. Peter's
- Kiwanis Club of Lakewood, Ohio
- Luther Memorial School
- Kiwanis Club of Cleveland for Reach Out and Read Greater Cleveland
- Fairview Park Early Childhood
- St. Charles Borromeo School
- Lighthouse, Inc.
- Barberton City Schools - Johnson Elementary
- Summit Academy Schools
- Hannah Gibbons-Nottingham/STEM
- Summit Academy Akron Secondary School
- Renaissance Unity Church
- Carol Nursery School
- Redeeming the Family - Oklahoma Messages Project
- Mark Twain Elementary
- Oklahoma Christian University
- MSI-Mercy School Institute
- Charles Haskell Elementary
- The Spero Project
- United Way of Central Oklahoma
- Whiz Kids
- Isaro Foundation
- Linden Elem.-K-5 School
- Woodland Hills School District
- ELLIS Preparatory Academy(NYC Dept. of Education)
- Allegheny Intermediate Unit- DART
- Green Valley Primary School
- Woodland Hills Head Start
- Swissvale Library
- Wilkinsburg Public Library
- Maureen's Lucky Leprechaun
- Newkensington Head Start
- BJWL
- FLECC
- Gateway School District
- Tender Care Learning Center
- Pittsburgh Dream Center
- Network of Hope
- St. Maurice School
- Plum Community Library
- Wilmerding YMCA
- Imagine Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship
- Westmoreland County Community College
- Trafford Elem. School
- North American Martyrs School
- AHP PTO
- St. Afterschool
- Penn Hills Council of PTAs
- Community Day School
- Westmoreland County Housing Authority
- Millvale Community Library
- Central Elem. BBFASD
- Family Resources BJWL
- Voice of Hope
- Norwood Elementary
- Johns Elementary
- Bilhartz Elementary
- Rainbow Housing Corporation
- The Academy at West Birdvill
- Arlington Heights United Methodist Church
- Eladio R. Martinez Sallas ISD
- Wedgeworth Elementary School
- Community Missionary Baptist Church - Multi Housing Ministry
- Lifeline of Hope Family Services
- Las Colinas Elementary
- Community Advocating Prosperity & Opportunity
- SIL Childcare
- Trinity Christian School
- Head Start Greater Dallas
- DeSoto Public Library
- Hope Made Real
- Harmony School of Nature - Athletics
- International Museum of Cultures
- John H. Reagan
- Dallas Public Library: Branch - MLK Jr.
- Martinez Learning Center
- AW Brown Charter School
- Eladio R. Martinez
- Life School
- TXVA Booster Club
- Parkland Nurse - Family Partnership
- These Are They Church
- Helms Elem
- New School in the Heights
- New Middle School
- Houston Comm. College Southwest
- The Excel Program-NCISD
- Lantern Lane PTO
- Legacy Christian Academy
- The New School in the Heights
- Amaanah Refugee Services
- Guiton Microboard
- Cherished Children
- Junior League of Galveston
- Literacy Advance of Houston
- Harris County Dept. of Education/Head Start
- Concord Bridge Swim Team
- Dulles Elem
- Garden Oaks Elem
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters
- M.E. Foster
- Texas Children's Pediatric Assoc.
- New Life Church of God
- Goodwill of Houston
- Portfolio Resident Services
- The Harris School
- Harmony Public Schools-HSS High
- Robert M. Beren Academy
- Metro E - CCISD
- NCCAA
- Kids of the Neighborhood
- Tuloso-Midway ISD
- TM Intermediate School
- Miramar
- Wiggins Headstart
- CCISD - Z Avala Elementary
- CCISD Lorenzo de Zayala Special Emphasis School
- Crocket Elementary School - CCISD
- Dr. Garza Gonzalez Charter School
- NCAA Headstart at the Y
- SST - School of Science and Technology
- Kids of the Neighborhood (Room C)
- Kids of the Neighborhood (Room G)
- Family Outreach Corpus Christi, Inc.
- Headstart at the Y
- Early Head Start Lamar Center
- Salazar Elementary
- Hattie Martin Elementary
- Robstown High School
- San Pedro Elementary - Robstown ISD
- Lotspeich Elementary - Robstown ISD
- YMCA Corpus Christi
- Bokenkamp Children's Suelter
- Kids of The Neighborhood (Room 2)
- Nueces County Communication Action Agency - Head Start
- Jubilee Academic Center, Inc.
- Los Pequenos Head Start
- Ortiz Intermediate
- Blaschke Sheldon Elementary
- NCCAA
- Seal Junior High
- Nueces County Communication Action Agency
- Headstart - NCCAA
- Refugio ISD
- Connections Industrial (rest illegible)
- Seale Junior High School
- SS Cyril and Methodius School
- Kids of the Neighborhood (Room 1)
- Kids of the Neighborhood (Room 4)
- CCISD (Zavala Elementary)
- Youth and Family Alliance dba Lifeworks
- The Family Room
- McBee Elementary School
- Oak Hill Elementary PTA
- Austin Sister Cities
- Foundation Communities
- Born to Help (www.borntohelp.org)
- Helping Hands, Inc.
- Texas Empowerment Middle School
- Foundation Communities - Vintage Creek Learning Center
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