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The Calgary Curling Club

Hold on to your books!

Your gently used books help bring the joy of reading to children in Calgary. Proceeds from the Big Book Sale fuel critical early literacy work—and helping children become stronger readers has never been more important. Stay tuned for our 2025 Big Book Sale collection dates and events.

We can only have volunteers, storage and resources to collect donated books every April. Thank you for holding on to your books for us!

what to donate

We’ll happily receive any gently used books that aren’t on our ‘don’t donate’ list below. We especially love bestsellers and new releases. You might be surprised to learn that we have a wonderful collectibles section, books in other languages, and even DVDs, CDs and audiobooks!

Gently used books

Bestsellers

New releases

Books in other languages‍

DVDs & CDs

Audiobooks

what not to donate

We’re so thankful for your donations of gently used books. Here is the list of books we cannot accept:

Dictionaries

Encyclopedias

Religious texts or Bibles

Reader’s Digest

Harlequin, Avon or Signet romances

Magazines (including National Geographic)

Textbooks

Book sets (such as Time/Life)

Library discards

donate books faq’s

Thank you for taking a moment to read these FAQ’s before reaching out.

What kinds of book donations do you accept?

We’ll happily receive any gently used books that aren’t on our ‘don’t donate’ list below. We especially love bestsellers and new releases. We also accept collectibles, books in other languages, and even DVDs, CDs and audiobooks!

Here is the list of books we cannot accept: dictionaries, encyclopedias, religious texts or Bibles, library discards, Reader’s Digest, Harlequin, Avon or Signet romances, magazines (including National Geographic), textbooks, book sets such as Time/Life.

How many books can we donate?

As long as they’re gently used and aren’t on our ‘don’t donate’ list, we’re happy..

How should I prepare my book donations?

Bring your books in boxes or bags that you don’t need returned and we’ll take it from there!

Where do I park when donating books at the Calgary Curling Club?

Look for the signs in the parking lot and pull up to our curbside drop-off. Open your trunk and we’ll unload your books.

How do our book donations fuel early literacy in Calgary?

Proceeds from the Big Book Sale fuel several organizations doing early literacy work—helping children become stronger readers, get books of their very own and providing safe, fun reading places that nurture a love of reading.

volunteer

Join the fun and get first pick of books at the pre-sale event.

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buy books

Find your next favourite read among 150,000+ gently used books.

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