Book Reuse

Books revolutionized communication. It's an easy thing to forget when we have the internet at our finger tips!

What should I do with my used books?

Give them to friends, donate to libraries, or see if a used book store or thrift shop might want them. These are great options for other media as well.

If you have a paperback book that is truly unusable, please recycle it in your blue bin at home or work.

Where to go

• All of Santa Barbara County (4)

  • Borogove Books — 2 West Constance Avenue, #2
  • Craigslist
  • E-Bay
  • Junk Recyclers — 6520 Platt Avenue #650

• Carpinteria Area (3)

  • Catholic Charities — 941 Walnut Street
  • Friends of the Library Used — 929 Linden Avenue, Unit B
  • Santa Barbara Public Library System - Carpinteria Branch — 5141 Carpinteria Avenue

• Santa Barbara Area (11)

  • Alpha Thrift Store — 700 North Milpas Street
  • Assistance League of Santa Barbara — 1259 Veronica Springs Rd
  • Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc. — 609 E Haley St
  • Goodwill Industries of Santa Barbara — 302 W Carrillo St
  • Paperback Exchange — 1838 Cliff Drive
  • Santa Barbara Public Library System - Central Library — 40 East Anapamu Street
  • Santa Barbara Public Library System - Montecito Branch — 1469 East Valley Road
  • Santa Barbara Public Library System Eastside Branch — 1102 East Montecito Street
  • The Book Den — 15 East Anapamu Street
  • United Family Association Thrift — 5156 Hollister Avenue
  • Unity Shoppe — 1219 State Street

• Goleta & UCSB Area (5)

  • Alpha Thrift Store — 5949 Hollister Ave
  • Alpha Thrift Store — 5624 Hollister Ave
  • Isla Vista Bookstore — 6553 Pardall Road
  • Paperback Alley — 5840 Hollister Avenue
  • Santa Barbara Public Library System - Goleta Branch — 500 North Fairview Ave

• Santa Ynez Valley (10)

  • Buellton Senior Thrift Store — 56 West Highway 246
  • Lompoc Public Library - Buellton Branch — 140 West Highway 246
  • Martin's Book Exchange — 446 Alisal Road, Suite 4
  • New to You Shop — 1689 Oak
  • People Helping People Thrift Store — 1980 Old Mission Drive, Suite C2
  • Santa Barbara Public Library System - Solvang Branch — 1745 Mission Drive
  • Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society Treasures Thrift Store — 393 Alisal Road
  • Serendipity Thrift Shop — 448 Atterdag Road
  • The Book Loft — 1680 Mission Drive
  • United Voluntary Services Thrift Shop — 3551 Sagunto

• Lompoc Valley & VAFB (9)

  • Aid to Veterans — 423 W Ocean Ave
  • Catholic Charities — 903 East Chestnut Street
  • Goodwill Industries Lompoc — 1009 North "H" Street
  • Lompoc Public Library — 501 East North Avenue
  • Lompoc Public Library - Vandenberg Village Branch — 3755 Constellation Road
  • Second Time Around — 110 West Ocean Avenue
  • The Bookstore Murphy & O'Reilly — 1137 North "H" Street, Suite Q
  • Vandenberg Air Force Base Military Spouse's Thrift Shop — Building 11890, New Mexico Avenue
  • Vocational Training Center Enterprises Thrift Store — 124 "I" Street

• Santa Maria Valley (9)

  • 2 Sisters Book Barn & Gift Boutique — 220 West Main Street
  • Goodwill Industries Orcutt — 1108 East Clark Avenue
  • Goodwill Industries Retail Store — 1539 Stowell Center Plaza
  • New Image Thrift Store — 2512 South Broadway Street
  • Rad Thrift Store — 215 West Main Street
  • Santa Maria Public Library — 421 South McClelland Street
  • Santa Maria Public Library System - Guadalupe Branch — 4719 West Main Street, Suite D
  • Santa Maria Public Library System - Orcutt Branch — 1157-K East Clark Avenue
  • Vocational Training Center (VTC) Enterprises Thrift Store — 529 South Blosser Road

• Cuyama Valley (1)

  • Santa Maria Public Library System - Cuyama Branch — Highway 166 at Newsome

• Outside Santa Barbara County (11)

  • BookMooch
  • Books for Africa — 253 East 4th Street
  • Books for the Barrios — 2350 Whitman Rd, Suite D
  • Ecofreek
  • Follett Educational Services — 1433 Internationale Parkway
  • Independent Book Buying Services,LLC — 4353 Rowland Avenue
  • PaperBackSwap
  • PrisonPenPals.com
  • Swap.com — 500 Harrison Avenue, 3rd Floor
  • Throwplace.com
  • Ventura County Materials Exchange (VCMAX)