That's a great idea, Judy.  Our genealogy library in the West Valley of Phoenix has over 15,000 books now.  Most of them were donated by members or the Salt Lake City library.  Many genealogy societies have a "will" that you can attach to your important documents and it's strictly for your genealogy collection so your heirs know what to do with your things.  Please consider your local societies as recipients. Dee in Phoenix   www.azwvgs.org When a person dies, a library closes. Researching: NJ: Snook, Bozarth, Dickerson, Dalton, Hicks, Asay NY: Semlear, Stoothoff, Foster, Murray, Dierks, Cairns PA: Hicks, Shaw, Roberts, Swartz/Black, Penrose Nova Scotia: Arthur, Hutt, Eisenhauer, Conrod, Morris     >________________________________ > From: "jacassidy22@verizon.net" <jacassidy22@verizon.net> >To: dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com >Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 12:33 PM >Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Donating Your Unused Books > > > >    I just shipped off 32 pounds of books, U. S. Media Mail, to two different >  Historical Society libraries which only cost me $20.00. These were books, >  like new, that I no longer used, or that didn't contain the information >  which I thought they would, purchased over the years.  I am sure many people >  have such a collection and can't figure out what to do with them.  Rather >  than leave it to my children, who would have no idea, I decided that it was >  time to pass them on.  So if any of you have such books at home, which are >  gathering dust and no longer used, I bet a Historical Society Library might >  appreciate them.  If not they can always sell them and donate the proceeds >  to the library. >  I  have  a  friend  who  just died not so long ago, he had a wonderful >  collection, but it was a sudden death and now this collection is sitting in >  the milk house on the farm, he left no instructions on how he wanted them >  disposed. >  Judy > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >