Guidelines for Book Requests

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Books for International Goodwill is always looking for recipients who can effectively handle a shipment of 20,000 books in a container.

 "Designate an official shipper of record with a U.S. address” 

We sort books for condition and into broad categories

 Our storage and supply chain constraints require sending mixed shipments. We can generally guarantee 30% in one category. We encourage recipients to develop distribution procedures for the books they can not use. A number of our recipients simply place all books into a large area (gymnasium, dining hall, etc.) and invite local schools and libraries in to pick what they want. It is a nice community service.

While we prefer to ship directly to a Rotary Club for distribution, we will work with an established school, library or social welfare agency.  We ask the recipient to: 

• Cover inland shipping & distribution
• Outline the needs (types of books they most need)
• Develop a distribution plan
• Assure us of their ability to clear a container through customs
• Provide a brief follow-up report, preferably with pictures

 We expect a minimum of $1000 toward shipping up front. 

Past shipments include: The Gambia, Nigeria, Kenya, Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, and many others!

WE WILL SHIP INSIDE THE UNITED STATES AS WELL!