Book Donations

Lifeline South Coast accepts donations of used and quality books. Due to the generosity of the community and public, we sometimes receive more donations than we can accept due to limited space. To donate simply contact the Book Sorting Warehouse prior to drop-off to ensure your valuable donation can be accepted on that day.  Please phone 0436 859 409.

Every book you donate brings us one step closer to saving lives and makes an impactful difference to the South Coast community. Thank you for donating to Lifeline South Coast.  

Donation check list

Clean resalable books / items

Books / items to be packed flat in boxes no more than 10 kg in weight.

If you don’t have boxes please place your books / items in cloth bags.

If the books / items are damaged or soiled we are unable to accept them due to the high cost in recycling them.

Please note

We cannot accept the following:

  • Any item not meeting our quality standards (any books that are yellowed, mouldy, torn, dirty, written in, or defaced can unfortunately not be sold)

 

Where to Donate

Important / Where / When

19 Auburn Street, Wollongong. Drop off is located at the right-hand side of the building. Please call prior to arriving to ensure your donation can be accepted.

Please call 0436 859 409.

8:30 am – 2:30 pm

  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday 
  • Thursday  
  • Friday

Please do not leave donations outside the above times/days.

Our Book Sorting Site will be closed between March 11 to March 25 and October 14 to October 28 2024. Books can be donated at the Book Fair during the Book Fair opening hours.

About Your Donations, Where & How They are used

Donating your pre-loved books is one of the most effective ways we can raise the necessary funding to continue providing our suicide prevention and mental health services in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven region. Your book donations go towards our Lifeline South Coast Shops as well as the Lifeline Big Book Fair. Providing the condition is good-to-excellent, no donation of books is ever too small.

WHat COndition do my books need to be IN to Be donateD?

A general rule is that if it’s good enough to gift to a friend, it’s good enough to donate. If the books / items are damaged or soiled, we are unable to accept them due to the high cost in recycling them.

What Type of Books do you accept?

We accept:

  • Paperback books
  • Hardcover books
  • Comics, graphic novels & manga
  • Magazines with a face value greater than $10 and in good condition
  • Text books – late editions only, not defaced

What books will you not accept?

  • Reader’s Digest condensed books
  • Law books, older than 3 Years
  • Encyclopaedias, no matter how new
  • Atlases older than 3 years
  • Magazines under $10 face value or in poor condition, or older than 2 years
  • National Geographic magazines
  • Telephone books or street directories
  • Text books, unless recent & in mint condition
  • Any item not meeting our quality standards (any books that are yellowed, mouldy, torn, dirty, written in, or defaced can unfortunately not be sold)

Can I donate my books at Big Book Fair?

Yes, you can donate your books at the Big Book Fair. There will be a tent outside the stadium where you can drop off your books.

For 24-hour telephone crisis support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14

If life is in danger, call 000

Lifeline South Coast would like to acknowledge the lives that have been lost to suicide. We are committed to supporting those with a lived experience of suicide and aim to reduce the stigma around seeking help for poor mental health and suicidal crisis.