Program selections
Ask about books for reading groups, community programs or library sales.
For a defined program or activity
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Library book pickup & bulk supply
Clear withdrawn books and book-sale leftovers without letting them take over your space. Discuss collection and purchasing options, or request bulk books and specific titles for your library.
- Withdrawn books and post-sale leftovers
- Sustainability reports for your library
- Collections planned with your team
Ontario collection inquiries are welcome from Toronto and the surrounding region, including Mississauga, Guelph, Orangeville/Caledon, Barrie and Bowmanville. We confirm availability for your address, volume and our routes.
Books to pass on
Pickup for library discards and book-sale leftovers.
Working through withdrawn stock or books left after a sale? Give your staff and volunteers a clear next step for the books, and get the space ready for what comes next.
- Withdrawn library books after weeding or collection reviews
- Books remaining after library and Friends-group sales
- One-time clear-outs and ongoing collection inquiries
Tell us about your books, quantities, location, and collection needs. We can discuss collection and purchasing options suited to your library.
Arrangements are agreed individually. Pickup availability depends on your address, our routes, and capacity.
Discuss a collection
Books for your shelves
Buy books for your library and programs.
Find replacement copies, build a program selection, or ask about a bulk order. Send your title list or describe the subjects and reading levels you need.
We agree selection, quantities, pricing, and collection or delivery arrangements before an order goes ahead.
Ask about book supply
A clear record of your collection
Sustainability reporting for your library.
Ask for a clear collection summary for board updates, grant applications, or community reports.
- Collection dates and recorded book quantities or weight
- Available information about reuse and recycling
- Carbon estimates when supporting data is available, with the method explained
Tell us what your library needs to report when arranging your pickup. We will agree the information, format, and timing with your team.
Estimates are labeled separately from recorded collection figures.
View a blank collection-report example
Blank format example
Library collection summary
Complete the agreed fields using your collection records. The information, format and reporting period are agreed with your library.
- Library or Friends group
- To complete
- Reporting period
- To agree with your library
- Collection record
- Collection date and recorded book quantity or weight, with units and the source record
- Reuse or recycling information
- Documented information, with its source. Mark an outcome as unknown when it cannot be traced to this collection.
- Supported estimates
- Include only when supporting data is available. State the method, baseline and assumptions separately from recorded figures.
- Prepared by and date
- To complete when the report is prepared
Example fields only. This format contains no customer data, collection figures or environmental results.
Just start the conversation.
Tell us what you have, or what you’re looking for. We’ll work through the practical details together.
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You
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Our team
Collection or supply
Our work with libraries
Practical help. Lasting relationships.
Examples from our collection and clearance work: helping organizations make space and plan their next step.
Lockport, New York
Lockport Public Library
A book sale cleared in a single visit.
The challenge
A successful Friends of the Library sale left more than 100 boxes of books and DVDs to clear. The volume was difficult for the group to handle through its usual process.
How we helped
The group contacted us on a Monday. We arranged a Wednesday pickup, brought multiple team members, and collected everything in one visit.
The result
100+ boxes collected in one visit
The group now contacts us when planning sales. A reliable collection afterward gives volunteers more flexibility without the same cleanup and storage worries.
From a library partner
A word from the Friends.
“We’re pleased to have found Sustainable Books to take our unsold books after our spring and fall book sales. The process is simple and convenient: I contact Anthony to arrange a pickup, and a member of his team picks up the books at the scheduled time.
We’re grateful that Sustainable Books gives our surplus books a second life.
In the past, we struggled to find homes for our unsold books, so this service has been a great help to us.”
A few useful answers
Your collection and ordering questions.
Can you help with library book disposal?
Contact us about collection for library discards and withdrawn books, including books left after a sale. Start with your location, approximate quantity, book condition, and the date you need the space cleared. We will discuss what we can accept and how collection would work.
Can you provide a sustainability report for our library?
Yes. Ask for a collection summary when booking. It can include recorded quantities or weight and available reuse or recycling information. Carbon savings are estimates, included only when supported by data, with the method explained. We agree the format and timing with your library.
Can you pick up books after a library sale?
Yes. We welcome post-sale collection inquiries from libraries and Friends groups. Share the sale date, likely volume, and access details so we can check availability before you plan around a pickup.
What books can you collect, and how should we prepare them?
For Ontario library collections, we accept all book types with no condition requirements. Purchasing terms are agreed separately. Share the approximate volume, sale or clearance date, how the books are stored, and building or loading access. We will agree preparation and collection arrangements with your team.
Can we donate or sell our library discards?
We discuss collection and purchasing options individually. Tell us about the books and your collection needs; any terms are agreed with your library before the collection.
Do we need to scan or list every book first?
No. Start with an approximate quantity and a description of the books. We will discuss preparation and any further details with your team.
Can we buy bulk books or request specific ISBNs?
Yes. Send titles or ISBNs where relevant, quantities, reading levels, and condition requirements. We will check availability or sourcing, then agree pricing and collection or delivery details before an order goes ahead.
Let's put good books to work
Have library books ready to move?
Send your location, approximate volume, and preferred timing. We will work through the collection options with your team.