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Dear voracious readers and book hoarders, this “Need of the Week” is for you.
In case thinning the herd of used books in your stash and donating some to your local library isn’t reward enough on its own — though, really, you’ll feel so much better afterward — there’s an extra incentive this week. As you may know, the Orange County Public Library, like most public libraries, accepts donated books. While it may add a small fraction of the donated books to its collection, generally it gives the books to the “Friends of the Library” charitable organization, which sells the books in its bookstore on the third floor of the Main Library or in the various Orange County branches.
The Friends then donate the proceeds back to the library to support programs and services.
So from Monday (Aug. 16) through Sunday (Aug. 22), the Netflix-style book rental club BookSwim is challenging readers (and horders) of all ages to donate five books to their local library — and, in turn, they’ll get a free month of book rental service.
To register for the challenge, and to redeem your reward, you’ll need to sign up and accept this challenge at ActBolder.com, which is the business that is orchestrating the effort. (Don’t worry; it’s free.) Once you do that, you’ll receive an option to accept the reward linked to the particular challenge. Click “yes” and ActBolder.com will email you a coupon code to redeem the reward.
Yes, it’s a couple of extra hoops to jump through when you could just donate the books outright. On the other hand, it’s a nice little thank you — and you’ll get a chance to add to your literary repertoire without permanently cluttering up your bookshelf.
Why, it’s almost like checking books out of a library…
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