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Book Donations - Books for Africa

1491 Cobb industrial Drive, Building B, Marietta, GA 30066

Eligibility
Open to all in Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties
Hours
Donations: 9 am - 3 pm Monday - Thursday 9 am - 1 pm Friday
(651)602-9844
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Intake Administrative Offices

(651)251-8896
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Intake Warehouse

Languages
French
Application process
Call or email for information. Books can be dropped off at the BFA warehouse for shipment to Africa, or may be sent in by mail
Service area
Anoka County, MN Carver County, MN Chisago County, MN Dakota County, MN Hennepin County, MN Isanti County, MN Ramsey County, MN Scott County, MN Washington County, MN

Other Information

Program Fees

  • No Fee
Collects donated new and used books at a Saint Paul warehouse and ship them to schools in Africa Guidelines: Accepted: Fiction and nonfiction reading books 15 years old or newer, textbooks and reference books with publication dates of 2005 or later, school/office supplies Not accepted: Magazines, home decorating/wedding/cookbooks, ethnocentric books, foreign languages books except for those in French, American history or civics books, music books for grades kindergarten - 12th grade, murder mysteries, or anything with "kill," "die," etc. in the title
Last Assured
08/08/2025
Providing organization
Books for Africa

Collects books to distribute to schools in Africa.