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500 Dunnell Drive, Owatonna, MN 55060
Staff and volunteers offer assistance with:
  • Decision-making
  • Assessments for services
  • Medical escorts for doctor appointments
  • Home safety assessments
  • Assistance with needed paperwork for application for services
  • Connection to programs and referrals
  • Checkbook balancing
  • Respite care
  • Friendly visitors
  • Transportation
  • Grocery assistance
  • Chore requests
  • Senior companion
  • Fall prevention education
  • Books to Go program
101 2nd Street SE, Rochester, MN 55904

Used books at reasonable prices:

​- Stock includes children's books, fiction, non-fiction, and foreign language fiction

​- Gift items such as canvas bags, gift certificates, music CDs, and signed books are also available

​- Accepts small donations of books

The Friends of the Library Used Bookstore is managed by volunteers. Volunteers consist of 10-20 board members. The purpose of the bookstore is to raise funds for the library collection and programs, support special projects, and promote awareness through community involvement including:

​- Food Shelves and Book Shelves: Helps to provide needy children and adults with free books through Channel One and Community Food Response

​- Operation Paperback: Sends donated books to troops deployed overseas by joining the non-profit program called Operation Paperback

​- Friends' Activities: Provides funding for children's summer reading, various databases, visiting authors, purchasing materials for the library's collection, providing volunteers and more

921 1st Street North, Suite 200, Saint Cloud, MN 56303
Imagination Library is a literacy program that provides children ages birth - 5 with a free monthly book.
608 East Drive, Chisholm, MN 55719

Delivers age- and developmentally-appropriate books monthly to children’s home; children enrolled at birth will have a library of up to 60 books by the time they enter kindergarten.

2424 West 5th Street, Suite 10, Duluth, MN 55806

Stocks and provides gently used or new books appropriate for children in the community where families visit. Children are invited to take a book home to keep, share, and enjoy. Donations of new and gently used books for children ages 0-8 accepted. Cannot accept books printed before 1980, religious books, coloring books, or magazines.

1850 Austin Road, Suite 103, Owatonna, MN 55060

Provides an age-appropriate book every month to every enrolled child ages birth to 5 years old in Steele County.

903 West Center Street, Suite 100, Rochester, MN 55902

Provides one book each month to children in Olmsted County from birth to age 5 whose parents register to receive them. - Books are sturdy, colorful, age appropriate, and are delivered directly to the child. - Each book is selected for the developmental benefits it brings

- 2 bilingual English/Spanish available books per year

311 4th Street SW, Willmar, MN 56201

Provides an age-appropriate book every month to every enrolled child ages birth to 5 in Kandiyohi County and portions of Chippewa, Meeker, Renville, Stearns, and Swift counties.

321 South 7th Street, Brainerd, MN 56401
Literacy program providing children with a free new book every month in the mail until the age of five.
350 Highway 10 South, Suite 100, Saint Cloud, MN 56304

School readiness program where parents are supported and children are engaged in activities that include:

- Advocacy, resource information, and referrals

- Bilingual staff and interpreters

- Book lending library

- Educational, age-appropriate activities and books

- Family involvement opportunities

- Home visits

- Inclusion of children with disabilities

- Nutritious meals and snacks

- Parenting and child development education

- Vision, hearing, height, weight, and developmental screenings

1651 Jefferson Parkway, Suite HS 122, Northfield, MN 55057

Provides an age-appropriate book every month to every enrolled child ages birth to 5 years old in Rice County.

201 NW 4th Street, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Provides needed items for children of all ages to families in need. This includes: -baby gear -baby food -diapers -clothes -toys -books
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800 East Main Street, Marshall, MN 56258

Provides children with one age and developmentally appropriate book each month. Books are delivered.

127 South 2nd Street, Suite 190, Mankato, MN 56001

Books for Kids is a program designed to instill the joy of reading in children by providing free books and parenting resources to families who live and work in Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet, and Waseca counties.

Children ages 2 months through 4 years 11 months receive a free book every other month.

3255 Spring Street NE, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55413

Provides free books on a weekly basis to promote reading in the home. Books are provided to children ages birth - 21. Books are donated by members of the community.

6990 80th Street South, Suite 200, Cottage Grove, MN 55016

Items accepted as donations and sold include: - Blankets, quilts, bedspreads, linens, and towels - Books and toys - Gently used seasonal clothing - Household items including dishes, pots, pans, and utensils - Jewelry and watches - Records, CDs, portable stereos, and videos - Select furniture. No beds, only headboards and frames. - Shoes and boots - Small appliances and lamps; small televisions (no consoles) - Tools and toolboxes Material and old leather items are accepted for recycling purposes.

NOTE: Vouchers are available for the thrift store to qualifying individuals.