Slightly OT : Getting rid of geek books

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

Some thrift stores take books. There is one in West Roxbury on the VFW 
parkway next to the Burger King.  There was also a place in Brookline on 
Longwood Avenue near Coolidge Corner. It was closed when we went there. 
Unfortunately I don't remember the name.
Duane Morin wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Thought somebody on this list might know an answer to this one.  I'm moving 
> shortly, and want to prune out my library.  I've got a stack of paperbacks
> that I want to donate (or sell cheap someplace) rather than cart to the new
> place.  Standard geek fare, including a selection of Heinlein, Pratchett,
> Vonnegut, Card, Asimov, some King and Crichton, etc...   (I'm keeping the 
> Tolkien, Adams, and my favorite Heinleins :)).  Call it about 50 books total,
> thus far.
> 
> Anybody know what I should do with them?  It's not really worth it to me to 
> put them all on ebay.  I just want to do something besides throw them out, I 
> hate throwing out books.  Do donation places like Big Brother/Sister take 
> books?
> I don't even know.  Something like that would be best.  Second best would be
> someplace I can take the whole box and just leave it (or possibly get a few 
> bucks for it.  That's not high on the priority list but why turn down money?)
> 
> In case it's relevant, I live in Quincy.  I suppose I could lug the box into 
> work (Boston's financial district) if it helped.
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Duane
> 
> 
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