Paper & Spine Used Bookstore
Paper & Spine Used Bookstore is a volunteer-powered program that makes used books, DVDs, and CDs available to the community at a low cost while diverting from landfills. Items sold in the bookstore are donated by the community and revenue from sales goes directly toward library programs designed to engage and enrich the community.
- Our goal is for people to have access to information and ideas, no matter what they like to read, listen to, or watch. We strive to offer a wide and diverse range of genres, topics, and titles.
- Through collaboration with Dream Books in Denver we sell some items to a larger network and recycle books that are at the end of their lifecycle. We divert approximately 70,000 pounds of material from landfills each year.
- Children who grow up in homes filled with books develop stronger literacy skills that lead to more life opportunities. We keep prices low to reduce barriers.
Current prices as of July 2023:
(prices subject to change)
Books and Magazines
- Children’s paperback books: $1
- Mass market paperback books: $1
- All other books: $2
- Magazines: $0.25
Media Prices
- Music CDs: $1 per disc
- DVDs, 1-to-4-disc set: $2
- DVDs, 5 or more-disc set: $5
- Audio Books: $5 per book
- Great Courses: $5 per set
How to get involved:
- Donations can be made at Boulder Main Library, just inside the Arapahoe entrance during normal hours of operation. View the library’s guidelines for donations here.
- We periodically recruit and train new volunteers to join our team as needed. Check boulderlibrary.givepulse.com for openings with Paper & Spine and all volunteer opportunities with the library. You may read more about library volunteering here.