Community-run
Staffed and supported by Friends volunteers who care about books and libraries.
Powered by Friends of the Phoenix Public Library
A neighborhood bookstore built to give books a second chance.
Books for Good is the online and in-person bookstore of the Friends of the Phoenix Public Library. Every purchase helps fund programs and services across Phoenix's public libraries.
Our story
Local public library Friends groups have been re-selling library discards and donated books to supplement their fundraising efforts for decades. Our Friends group is no different.
With the Internet came ecommerce, and the Friends of the Phoenix Public Library began processing thousands of donated and retired library books online, raising more and more funds for programs and services at Phoenix Public Library.
In an effort to share our success, we reached out to other nonprofits to host online book sale programs on their behalf. We soon realized there was a need for our own marketplace that would cut out commission and ecommerce fees, leaving more dollars for our own and our partners' missions. Thusly, Books for Good was born.
Our story would not be complete without the heroes who volunteer their time to scan, describe and package hundreds to thousands of books; the generous community donors who give books a second life; and the shoppers who make our mission possible.
Thank you for shopping Books for Good.
Friends' Place Bookstore and community donations give every book another life.
Why we're different
A community bookstore where the inventory changes and every purchase counts.
Every purchase counts
Proceeds support Phoenix Public Library programs and services.
Always changing
Our inventory turns over constantly, so there's always something new to find.
Rooted in Phoenix
A neighborhood bookstore with deep ties to the libraries we support.
30+ Years
Supporting Phoenix libraries
Every Purchase
Funds library programs and services
Always Changing
Donated and retired books
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