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📚 Where to donate books in Wisconsin

Books can go to thrift stores and to Friends of the Library groups, which sell them to raise money for the local library.

Before you go

13 places in Wisconsin take books.

Milwaukee & Milwaukee County 1

Milwaukee

Milwaukee Public Library - book donations

  • books published within the last 10 years
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West Bend, Mequon & the North Shore 2

West Bend

Goodwill Store & Donation Center - West Bend

1717 Clarence Court, West Bend, WI 53095
  • clothing and shoes
  • books and media
  • toys and sports equipment
  • housewares and small appliances
  • furniture (no waterbeds)
  • flat-screen TVs
  • electronics and computers
Not accepted: CRT TVs and monitors; cribs and recalled car seats; household chemicals; large appliances; mattresses and box springs; building materials
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GraftonCall to confirm

Goodwill Retail Store & Donation Center - Grafton

1715 Wisconsin Avenue, Grafton, WI 53024
  • clothing and shoes
  • books and media
  • housewares and small appliances
  • furniture (no waterbeds)
  • flat-screen TVs
  • electronics
Not accepted: CRT TVs and monitors; large appliances; mattresses; household chemicals
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Lake Geneva, Elkhorn & Walworth County 1

Madison & Dane County 1

Eau Claire & Chippewa Falls 1

Eau Claire

Goodwill - Eau Claire

3605 Gateway Avenue, Eau Claire, WI 54701
  • clothing and shoes
  • jewelry
  • books and media
  • sports equipment
  • housewares
  • tools
  • linens
Not accepted: furniture; large exercise equipment; pianos; large appliances; personal care items; building materials

Rhinelander, Minocqua & the Northwoods 1

Wausau & Merrill 1

Wausau

AbleLight Thrift Shop - Wausau

1300 W Campus Dr, Wausau, WI 54401
  • clothing
  • household goods
  • books
  • toys
  • CDs, DVDs and VHS
  • small electronics
  • sporting goods
Not accepted: furniture; large appliances; tube TVs; mattresses and box springs; cribs, car seats and baby walkers; chemicals and open paint
Website ↗ 715-845-1878

Appleton & the Fox Cities 2

Oshkosh, Neenah & Winnebago County 3