Weeding

Weeding Issues Regularly Appear on ISLMANet. Here are some of the resources shared by Illinois School Librarians.

What to do with Weeded Books: > http://www.bookrescue.org/books/default.asp?page=Boverview > http://www.bookrescue.org/books/default.asp?page=bdonate > One of the guidelines is nothing over 10 years. I figure if they don't want it, then no one does > but there are recycle options of the site also. - from an ISLMANet post from Carolyn Roys, 7/28/06 > from and ISLMAMet post from Debra McCutcheon, 5/7/09
 * Bookfriends, International. They have a warehouse in Wauconda and they sort through the books and send appropriate titles to Africa, where they are used to teach English. You can look at the website [|www.bookfriends.org] or call 847-726-8776 or toll free 877-726-8777 or email bookfriends@earthlink.net - from an ISLMANet post from Carolyn Grede, 7/28/06
 * Book Rescue
 * Here's a nice resource about how to handle discarded books from the Friends of Colorado Libraries [[file:weeding_LP.pdf]]
 * Phoenix Recyling. From their website at [|http://www. phoenixrecyclingandshredding. com/index.html]: " Phoenix Recycling and Shredding, Inc. is a rapidly expanding nonprofit organization based out of Belleville, Illinois. “Phoenix” has a joint mission of “conserving vital natural resources while serving as a leading regional employer of persons with developmental disabilities and traumatic brain injuries.”
 * Reading Tree - http://www.readingtree.org/
 * SCARCE Book Recycling - []