09/06/2022
It’s National Read A Book Day! 📚
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We run book drives on college campuses and in the local Chicago area We are expanding our focus to support additional causes and continue to help those in need.
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Books4Cause runs book drives and book donation campaigns which help fund and support various initiatives locally, nationally, and around the world. Since we began arranging book donation drives in early 2006, we have raised thousands of dollars for our non-profit partners and salvaged tens of thousands of books that were headed for landfills. We reprocess donated books in several ways. Books with
resale value are sold in online marketplaces. For every book we sell we send three books to Africa. We also run individualized book drives to support additional local organizations and student groups. Most of our donated books are sent to Africa with the assistance of our non-profit partner Human Service Resources, Inc (HSRI). HSRI runs the Good Books for Africa program distributing books to children in classrooms and libraries in Ghana and elsewhere in Africa. To date HSRI has sent more than 300,000 books to Africa. Books that are not fit to be reprocessed are pulped and recycled.
08/04/2022
Summer Explorers Camp 2022! ⛺️
07/31/2022
Happy Sunday! Here are some cool finds from one of our recent local pickups. Hoping everyone has a great weekend. August, we’re ready!
07/19/2022
Sunday, July 24th!! Come see us!! Our table will be lit…erature. 🔥
07/10/2022
Happy Sunday! Who is your favorite author? Tell us down bellow 👇🏾
06/23/2022
2931 N. Milwaukee 60618
Saturday June, 25th!
2-5 PM
06/23/2022
2931 N. Milwaukee 60618
Tuesday June, 28th!
5-9 PM
Get ready to type. ❤️
06/19/2022
Happy Father’s Day to all of the daddies & papi’s of the world! We love you! ❤️👔
06/10/2022
After the success of our first clothing swap, B4C is happy to announce we will be hosting one seasonally!
Join us next Friday and/or Saturday for free clothes, drinks, and books! Swap will include items and beverages courtesy of our neighbor shop ! No one is obligated to bring clothing in order to participate. Whatever remains at the end of the swap will be donated to Brave Space Alliance.
06/08/2022
Happy National Best Friend Day!! 👯♀️
06/03/2022
….you don’t say! 🌈 !
05/30/2022
B4C will be hosting a board game night every Thursday (including this coming Thursday, June 2nd) for the next 3 weeks! We would love to see you there!
05/29/2022
Ziggy M, Warehouse Manager
“I love helping everyone be successful at B4C”
Last Book I read: “Zorba the Greek” by Nikos Kazantzakis.
“My favorite part of working with Books4Cause is meeting all the people passionate about spreading literacy!”
“I started at the warehouse as an inventory clerk at the end of 2020.”
“On my days off, my partner and I like to go on day trips and hike around in all kinds of parks. We like to go back to ones we’ve been to as well as making sure to go to ones we haven’t, there’s tons of surprises very close to Chicago.”
“PS I’ve included a picture of a house I visited while working, the former home owner had painted his bedroom to look like the palace of Versailles which I thought was amazing!”
05/27/2022
Tuesday 5/31! 5-9 PM!
2931 N Milwaukee Ave
Come join us at our Avondale store!
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05/22/2022
Join us this coming Thursday, May 26th from 5-8 pm for B4C’s first inaugural board game night! Bring your own games or borrow from our selection. Play games, meet new friends, enjoy snacks and take home some free books!
05/21/2022
5/26 @ 5-8PM
2931 N Milwaukee Ave
Come thru!! 🎲♟
05/13/2022
Happy Friday the 13th!!
Reading anything superstitious this weekend? 🐈⬛🪜✨
05/11/2022
Today from 4PM-7PM! See ya there! 👋🏾
05/08/2022
Happy Mother’s Day! 💐❤️
04/28/2022
Know a friend who should know about Books4cause? Tag them in the comments below.
Your book donations make a difference.
Did you know that Books4Cause has created 150 libraries in Africa and saved move than 4 million books from landfills?
04/27/2022
Your book donations make a difference!
Did you know that Books4Cause has created 150 libraries in Africa and saved more than 4 million books from landfills?
B4C is looking to open a second free bookstore location in Chicago. What neighborhood would you like to see us in?
Leave your community choice in the comments below 👇🏾
04/25/2022
Email: [email protected] to set up class visits to our Avondale store. There are free books for all ages! 📚
04/21/2022
A day in the life of local pick ups!: Downtown Chicago edition. With a very special appearance by these awesome cross stitch portraits.
04/17/2022
“Happy Easter!!!!! 🐰🐇🐣”
- Books4Cause warehouse
04/14/2022
Help us support UNICEF’s Ukraine relief fund at Books4Cause’s Avondale location. 100% of the proceeds will be donated.
For more info visit: unicefusa.org
04/07/2022
Very pleased to announce we will be hosting a clothing swap in collaboration with on Friday, April 15th from 5-8 pm!
Text reads:
Books 4 Cause Clothing Swap sponsored by Vintage Frills
Looking for Spring digs, affirming clothing, or to purge your own closet? Books 4 Cause invites you to join us at our clothing swap!
Bring clothing you’d like to part with or simply come as you are! We won’t prevent anyone from participating if they don’t have items.
Whatever clothing remains at the end of the swap will be donated to QT Shop.
04/01/2022
Books4Cause has officially become BOOKS4PAWS! 🐾
Our mission: Change the world, one b̶o̶o̶k̶ belly rub at a time. Donate your pets to our warehouse today!
03/27/2022
Mr. Demille, our books are ready for their close ups. 🎥🎬📚⭐️
Who else is excited for the Oscars tonight? 🙋🏾♂️
03/25/2022
And the Oscar goes to. . . Books4Cause! Because sometimes even books deserve the red carpet treatment!
03/18/2022
B4C is pleased to announce we will be hosting the for ! Bring your own typewriter, or try one of theirs!
This intimate community container is a judgement-free place to develop your spontaneous writing skills, trust in the quality of your drafts, and meet fellow typewriter enthusiasts.
The Tarts will support your creative bravery by offering encouragement and writing prompts, and by drawing on their own linguistic and performance practices to stoke inspiration and banish hesitation.
After a short intro, they will spend time writing in community, will feature a readings from the Tarts in the last half hour.
This event is donation-based (suggested donation between $10-$30). None will be turned away for lack of funds. Donations can be sent via venmo to , or in cash at the door.
All donations will be split between Books4Cause and towards supporting the free programming the Typewriter Tarts will be offering through the City of Chicago's Nights Out in the Park program this summer.
03/18/2022
Books4Cats 🐈
03/17/2022
Books4Cause is celebrating Saint Paddys Day with 3 reccomended works written by Irish authors:
Ireland, A Novel (2005) by Frank Delaney
Angela's Ashes: A Memoir (1996) by Frank McCourt
& Normal People (2018) by Sally Rooney
You can find these titles & more in our free Avondale Bookstore.
Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️🍀
03/07/2022
the spring is the perfect time to start a book club and we’ve got you covered with assorted collections of classics, non fiction, and fiction books! come by and check em out 📚
03/04/2022
Looking for a quiet place to work? Books 4 Cause has you covered! Morph, an Avondale resident, likes to come here to work on job applications!
03/01/2022
It’s the first day of Women’s History Month and we’re so excited to share these titles with you!
Thanks for coming Isabella and Monica - so happy you found some books to share with friends and family.
02/23/2022
As Black History Month comes to a close, we celebrate the works of prominent African-American authors whose stories have made a tremendous impact. These rich & deeply significant classics can be found at our free Avondale bookstore. Stop by to see these titles (and many more) located near the front entrance
02/13/2022
At the B4C warehouse, we collect book donations to send to children (ages K-8) in Africa. Soleil oversees this project each day of the week to ensure our global mission of instituting higher learning in developing countries. For more info, visit our website: Books4Cause.com to learn about our different programs.
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Tuesday 5/31! 5-9 PM! 2931 N Milwaukee Ave Come join us at our Avondale store! 🌈🌈🌈🌈
It’s too hot out there 😅 so why don’t you come find a free book while cooling off in here?! 12-5! Fully stocked! Novel tales of refreshing breezes and cookbooks full of tasty recipes and kids books full of fun surprises and.. pretty much whatever your heart desires! #books4cause #avondalechicago #logansquarechicago #freebooks
It might rain outside, but that only makes it nicer to be inside our Avondale free library 🌈 Right now we’ve got a table full of activity books, games, and puzzles to help entertain anyone during these longer summer days. Plus, tenemos mas libros en espanol! Stop by sometime soon 🌷 #books4cause #avondalechicago #logansquarechicago #freebooks #chicagocommunity
Chicago Music Thursday!!! It’s here again! Today’s edition might find you catching someone (😉) walking around in front of the free library like a new-age-zombie while they hold up and film a copy of Arundhati Roy’s novel, The God of Small Things 🌸 The book is so good, it’s worth the zombie-dom. Or you’ll probably hear us playing @astrachan_music ‘s new album— and then talking to anyone who’ll listen that we’re skedaddling right after closing up to catch their album release party in Palmer Square Park! Keep an eye on our story for our highlighted song and book pairings 📚 and let us know what Chicagoans YOU think we should be adding to our playlist! #books4cause #chicagomusicthursday #avondalechicago #logansquarechicago #chicagomusic #chicagocommunity #freebooks
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the spring is the perfect time to start a book club and we’ve got you covered with assorted collections of classics, non fiction, and fiction books! come by and check em out 📚
Looking for a quiet place to work? Books 4 Cause has you covered! Morph, an Avondale resident, likes to come here to work on job applications!
It’s the first day of Women’s History Month and we’re so excited to share these titles with you!
Thanks for coming Isabella and Monica - so happy you found some books to share with friends and family.
Thanks for coming Isabella and Monica - so happy you found some books to share with friends and family.
As Black History Month comes to a close, we celebrate the works of prominent African-American authors whose stories have made a tremendous impact. These rich & deeply significant classics can be found at our free Avondale bookstore. Stop by to see these titles (and many more) located near the front entrance
At the B4C warehouse, we collect book donations to send to children (ages K-8) in Africa. Soleil oversees this project each day of the week to ensure our global mission of instituting higher learning in developing countries. For more info, visit our website: Books4Cause.com to learn about our different programs.
Books 4 Cause offers classics of every shade!
Happy Black History Month! We’re celebrating by showcasing books that highlight and uplift the voices of Black Americans. We’ve got everything from fiction to poetry to history. Come join us!
we’ve got school supplies galore! stop on it and if you don’t see something you need just ask - we’ve got much more in the back!
This ones for the pups! do you like treats? or lots of books to sniff? come on in, escape the cold on your neighborhood walk, get a pat on the head and a look around. Dogs are welcome! Take it from Yaris, pictured here: she thinks we have the best smells in town!
We love our Avondale community. Thanks for the donation Carlye!! Clearing out your shelves? Making space for all your new books for the new year? We’ve got you covered. We’re here every day 12 to 5 to accept your book donations.
GM! Check out our new facade!! Window art by the talented
all books are free every day at Chicago’s first and only free bookstore. Today we have a special drop from . Gary Vee’s books are always filled with nuggets of wisdom. Come by and and snag a copy
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