Laura -
Contact the state Department of Corrections and ask if any prison libraries need books.
Contact a law school and ask if they have a giveaway program for students looking for free sets of books.
Ann Lucas
Thomas M. Cooley Law School Library
Lansing, MI
>>> Laura Orr <Laura_Orr@co.washington.or.us> 3/17/04 6:16:40 PM >>>
Every few months we get a slew of requests from attorneys or their family
members asking what to do with their law book collections that are no longer
needed. In self defense, I've decided to put together a flyer or article
for my local bar association newsletter and one that will email easily. My
very rough notes are below and I was wondering if you had any other ideas to
add to my list.
I do try and keep it simple for the people who ask. Few want the bother of
shipping books hither and yon and eBay is too much hassle for most of us,
though I do include the suggestion for those who have eBay-ers in the
household or office.
I'll post a summary.
Thanks tons,
Laura
Laura Orr
Law Librarian
Washington County Law Library
111 NE Lincoln Street
Hillsboro, OR 97124
Phone: 503-846-8870
Fax: 503-846-3515
Email: laura_orr@co.washington.or.us
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USES FOR USED LAW BOOKS
Weeding your law book collection?
Moving?
Downsizing your collection?
Just received a replacement set and what to find a home for the old one?
Find a home for those law books rather than recycling or contributing to a
landfill.
USE THE EVER WIDENING CIRCLE METHOD:
LOCAL LOCAL
* Ask your lawyer friends and especially ask your new lawyer or new
breakaway law practice lawyer friends.
* Ask your local law librarian. Just about every county in Oregon has
a law librarian.
* Do you belong to any local or statewide lawyer listserves? Offer
the books to the other participants. This method seldom fails. There is
almost ALWAYS someone else who wants your books and who will come and pick
them up AND TREASURE THEM. (Throw in that last kitten or puppy (or fruitcake
come to think of it) while you're at it.)
*
* Ask other librarians: public, academic, historical society, etc.
NEXT LEVEL LOCAL
Other local buyers - think creatively:
* Do you belong to or subscribe to or have a family member in a local
theatre group or school drama club? The theatre's prop room might be happy
for books.
* Do you know any interior decorators? You'd be surprised how many
people would pay big money to have law books on their shelves. And they
won't even care if it's not a complete set.
* Your local TV station may want them to use on a news or interview
set. (They don't even have to be complete sets - take a look at most law
books displayed on TV shows. Very sad.)
* Second hand book, furniture or antique stores might also want the
books for sale or for show.
NOT LOCAL BUT IN THE BUSINESS: USED BOOK DEALERS
Here is my current list of used law book dealers. There may be others. You
could probably draft an email message describing exactly what you have,
where you are, and what you are willing and able to do to get the books to
their destination, and send the message to all of them.
<http://www.lawbooksunlimited.com/>
<http://www.claitors.com/>
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kloof/lawdeal.html#USA
<http://www.xs4all.nl/~kloof/lawdeal.html>
<http://www.lawbookexchange.com/index.html>
<http://www.nationallaw.com/home.html>
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