Too many books?
We'll come get them.
Free pickup for books, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays in Lubbock, with scheduled pickup routes throughout West Texas and nearby communities. Box everything up, schedule your pickup, and we'll take it from there.
Whatever brought you here, we make getting the books out of your space simple.
Three steps. That's it.
We keep pickup simple because getting books out of your house should not require a minor in logistics.
Box them up
Pack everything into sturdy, liftable boxes.
Schedule pickup
Tell us where you are, how many boxes you have, approximately how many items you have, and your preferred pickup date.
Have them ready
Place the boxes in the pickup location you selected. We'll handle the rest.
Why People Use Our Free Pickup Service
There are plenty of reasons to have boxes of books ready for a new home. We make the next step simple.
Moving or Downsizing
Clearing out books before a move or making room in a smaller home.
Estate Cleanouts
Finding a new home for books while clearing a loved one’s home or estate.
Home Decluttering
Finally tackling books that have accumulated on shelves, in closets, or in storage.
Retirement
Teachers, professors, professionals, or lifelong readers ready to part with years of collected books.
School & Classroom Cleanouts
Teachers and schools clearing classrooms, libraries, or materials they no longer need.
Office & Business Cleanouts
Businesses, churches, organizations, and offices with books or media they no longer need.
Storage Unit Cleanouts
Boxes of books taking up space that you’re ready to reclaim.
Inherited Book Collections
When you’ve inherited more books than you can reasonably keep.
Large Personal Collections
When there are simply too many boxes to load into your car and haul somewhere yourself.
Just Making Space
No major life event required. Sometimes you’re simply ready for the books to go somewhere useful.
What we take
✓ What We Accept
- Hardcover & Paperback Books
- Textbooks
- Children's books
- Cookbooks
- CDs
- DVDs & Blu-rays
✕ What We Cannot Take
- Magazines
- Comic books
- VHS tapes
- Loose papers
- Items with any water damage
- Items contaminated by animal waste
- Items with strong odors, including smoke, pet/animal odors, mildew, or other persistent odors
Based in Lubbock. Picking up across West Texas and beyond.
Lubbock is our home base, with free book pickup available locally throughout the month. If you are moving, downsizing, clearing an estate, cleaning out a storage unit, or simply looking for an easy way to get rid of a large book collection, we can help. We also make scheduled pickup trips to surrounding communities for larger collections and multiple pickups.
Lubbock & Surrounding Areas
Explore pickup details for Lubbock and each of our scheduled regional service areas below.
Outside Lubbock? Get on our route.
We plan regional pickup days based on demand, typically visiting each area about once a month. Submit a pickup request and we'll let you know when we'll be in your area.
Keeping books in our community.
We work to keep the books we collect useful and circulating. Books are shared with local teachers, nursing homes, community groups, and other organizations that can put them to good use.
Need books for your organization?
Teachers, schools, nursing homes, community groups, nonprofits, churches, literacy programs, and other organizations can request books from us at no charge when inventory is available.
Request BooksAnd the books we can't place?
Books that aren't able to be given to those groups are donated to the Friends of the Lubbock Public Library, helping them continue supporting our local library and community.
Before you schedule
Please use sturdy boxes one person can reasonably lift.
Porch, driveway, garage, or another agreed accessible spot.
There is never a charge for our pickup service.
Schedule Your Free Pickup
Choose your preferred date and tell us where the books will be ready.
Prefer to drop them off?
Want to bring your books to us? Drop-offs are available in Lubbock, TX, Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM-5:00 PM. Schedule a drop-off and we'll send you the address and details.