Boston Area - MA

1. ALLSTON - at the outside parking lot of the shopping plaza where the Super Stop and Shop supermarket is located.

    Address:

    30 Everett Street, Allston, MA 02134

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Container:

    This is a blue drop slot container 6X4x4ft container with "Books for charity" signage.

    Site contact:


2. BELMONT - Shaws Market

    Address:

    565 Trapelo Rd.

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Located in the far rear of the parking lot.

    Container:

    A 6X4X4 ft drop slot container with Books for Charity signage.

    Site contact:


3. BOSTON - Shaws Market

    Address:

    33 Kilmarnok - Opposite Fenway Park

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Located in the front right of the parking lot.

    Container:

    A 6X4X4ft drop slot container with Books for Charity signage.

    Site contact:


4. BRIGHTON - Star / Shaws Market

    Address:

    370 Western Ave

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Located in the lower front left side of the parking lot near McDonalds.

    Container:

    A 6X4X4 drop slot container with Books for Charity signage.

    Site contact:


5. EAST ARLINGTON - St Camillus Church

    Address:

    1175 Concord Pike

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Located in the right side of the parking lot.

    Container:

    Three 6X4X4 drop slot containers with Books for Charity signage.

    Site contact:


6. EVERETT - Our Lady of Grace Church

    Address:

    190 Nichols St

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Located in the parking lot

    Container:

    A 6X4X4 ft drop slot container with Books for Charity signage.

    Site contact:


7. HYDE PARK - Shaws Market

    Address:

    1377 Hyde Park Ave

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Located on the right side of the parking lot.

    Container:

    A 6x4x4ft drop slot container.

    Site contact:


8. Lexington - St. Bridgets Church

    Address:

    2001 Mass Ave.

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Located in the parking lot between the rectory and the parking lot.

    Container:

    Two drop slot 6X4X4 containers.

    Site contact:


9. MALDEN - Stop & Shop

    Address:

    30 Commercial St

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Located in the front of the parking lot.

    Container:

    A 6X4X4 ft drop slot container with Books for Charity signage.

    Site contact:


10. NEWTON - Walgreens

    Address:

    22 Langley Road

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Located in the rear lot.

    Container:

    A 6X4X4 ft drop slot container with Books for Charity signage.

    Site contact:


11. NEWTONVILLE - Shaws Market

    Address:

    33 Austin St

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Located on the right side of the building entrance.

    Container:

    A 6X4X4 ft drop slot container with Books for Charity signage

    Site contact:


12. NEWTONVILLE - Shaws Market

    Address:

    33 Austin St

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Located on the right side of the building entrance.

    Container:

    A 6X4X4 ft drop slot container with Books for Charity signage

    Site contact:


13. SOMERVILLE - Star Market

    Address:

    275 Beacon St

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Located in the left rear of the parking lot.

    Container:

    A 6X4X4 ft drop slot container with Books for Charity signage.

    Site contact:


14. SOMERVILLE - Star Market

    Address:

    275 Beacon St

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Located in the left rear of the parking lot.

    Container:

    A 6X4X4 ft drop slot container with Books for Charity signage

    Site contact:


15. WATERTOWN - Stop & Shop

    Address:

    171 Watertown St

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Located in the upper right side of the entrance.

    Container:

    Two 6X4X4 ft drop slot containers with Books for Charity signage

    Site contact:


16. WELLESLEY - Star Market

    Address:

    448 Washington St

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Located in the rear ofthe parking lot.

    Container:

    A 6X4X4 ft drop slot container with Books for Charity signage

    Site contact:


17. WEST ROXBURY - Roche Bros. Market

    Address:

    1800 Centre St

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Located in the left rear of the parking lot.

    Container:

    A 6X4X4 ft drop slot container with Books for Charity signage

    Site contact:


18. WEST ROXBURY - Shaws Market

    Address:

    755 Spring St

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Located in the rear of the parking lot.

    Container:

    A 6X4X4 ft drop slot container with Books for Charity signage

    Site contact:


19. ARLINGTON - Trinity Baptist Church

    Address:

    115 Massachusetts Avenue near the Arlington/Cambridge town line

    Access Hours:

    Saturday and Sunday mornings until noon

    Special info:

    Container:

    The walk in 20-foot container is in the side yard of the church.

    Site contact:

    Contact the church secretary at (781) 643-4771

20. ARLINGTON - Stop and Shop parking lot

    Address:

    905 Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington MA 02174 at the outside parking lot of the shopping plaza where the Stop and Shop supermarket is located.

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Located in the Right rear of the parking lot.

    Container:

    This is a blue drop slot container of dimensions 4 feet high by 4 feet wide by 4 feet long with "Books for charity" signage.

    Site contact:


21. BRIGHTON - Whole Foods Market parking lot

    Address:

    15 Washington Street in Brighton MA 02135 at the outside parking lot of the shopping plaza where the Whole Foods Market is located.

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Located in the left corner of the parking lot.

    Container:

    This is a blue drop slot container of dimensions 6 ft by 4 ft by 4ft with "Books for charity" signage.

    Site contact:


22. BROOKLINE - at the outside parking lot of the shopping plaza where the Stop and Shop supermarket is located.

    Address:

    155 Harvard Street, Brookline MA 02446

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Container:

    There are two 6ft by 4 ft by 4ft containers on the right side of the store entrance.

    Site contact:

    If the container is full, please call us at tel. 781 438 4051 or email us at literacyforall@yahoo.com and we will empty the container promptly

23. EVERETT - Stop and Shop parking lot

    Address:

    1690 Revere Beach Parkway in Everett MA 02149 at the outside parking lot of the shopping plaza where the Stop and Shop supermarket is located.

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Container:

    There are two blue drop slot containers of dimensions 6 feet high by 4 feet wide by 4 feet long with "Books for charity" signage.

    Site contact:


24. HYDE PARK - Stop and Shop parking lot

    Address:

    1025 Truman Highway in Hyde Park MA 02136 at the outside parking lot of the shopping plaza where the Stop and Shop supermarket is located.

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Container:

    This is a blue drop slot container of dimensions 6 feet high by 4 feet wide by 4 feet long with "Books for charity" signage.

    Site contact:


25. LEXINGTON - in the parking lot of Temple Emunah, off Waltham Street just south of Route 2

    Address:

    9 Piper Road, Lexington MA 02421

    Access Hours:

    Special info:

    Please notify us if the container is full so that we may empty it.

    Container:

    There are two 6X4X4 foot drop slot containers. Please drop your books one or two or possibly three at a time through the drop slot on the face of the container.

    Site contact:


26. MALDEN - at the rear of the municipal recycling center operated by the Department of Public Works

    Address:

    356 Commercial Street, Malden, MA 02148

    Access Hours:

    The site is normally open Mon-Fri 7:30am-4pm. There is no need to call ahead if you visit during these standard weekday hours. The site might be open on the occasional Saturday. If you are interested in making donations on Saturdays, check in advance with the Dept. of Public Works employee Bob Knox (781 397 7160) to see if access is possible on any particular Saturday.

    Special info:

    Nonresidents are allowed to access to the book collection container as long as they are not bringing in trash or otherwise attempting to use any other part of the recycling center.

    Container:

    the walk in container is located near the rear of the recycling center

    Site contact:

    To find this site, contact the Dept of Public Works for directions and updated access hours at tel. 781 397 7160. If the container is full and needs emptying, please contact us directly ar tel.781 438 4951 or email literacyforall@yahoo,com and we will promptly empty it.

27. MILTON - at the municipal recycling center

    Address:

    629 Randolph Street, Milton, MA 02186

    Access Hours:

    open the first Saturday of every month from 9am-noon

    Special info:

    Container:

    Walk in container

    Site contact:

    Contact the Milton Department of Public Works for further information if needed: (617) 898 4871.

28. ROSLINDALE - Stop and Shop parking lot

    Address:

    950 American Legion Highway in Roslindale MA 02131 at the outside parking lot of the shopping plaza where the Stop and Shop supermarket is located.

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Please do not leave any books outside this drop slot container under any circumstances as exposed books which are left on the ground outside the container are at high risk of being ruined by wet weather or taken by scavengers before we can pick them up. Take your books out of any bags or boxes in which you brought them and drop your books one or two or three at a time through the large slot on the face of the container. We do not take encyclopedia sets nor magazines nor journals but we do take books of all kinds both in print and on tape plus DVD's. If the container is full please use this container locater feature of our website to find another collection container nearby as we have several in this area. If this container is full please also contact us at Tel 781 438 4051 or email literacyforall@yahoo.com and we will schedule a next day emptying. Please do not bother store management as they have no responsibility for the container. You may print out a tax receipt from this website for your donation.

    Container:

    This is a blue drop slot container of dimensions 6 feet high by 6 feet wide by 6 feet long with "Books for charity" signage.

    Site contact:


29. WATERTOWN - at the outside parking lot of the shopping plaza where the Stop and Shop supermarket is located.

    Address:

    700 Pleasant Street, Watertown MA 02472

    Access Hours:

    Anytime

    Special info:

    Container:

    This is a 6X4X4ft drop slot container with Books for Charity signage.

    Site contact:

    If the container is full, please call us at tel. 781 438 4051 or email us at literacyforall@yahoo.com and we will empty the container promptly

30. WEST ROXBURY - Temple Hillel Bnai Torah parking lot

    Address:

    120 Corey Street, West Roxbury MA

    Access Hours:

    Daily daylight hours

    Special info:

    Located in the right rear of the parking lot.

    Container:

    A 6X4X4 ft drop slot container with Books for Charity signage

    Site contact:


31. WOBURN - 500 West Cummings Park on Washington Street in Woburn MA ( use entrance into the office park which is across Washington Street from Staples)

    Address:

    500 West Cummings Park, Woburn, MA

    Access Hours:

    Anytime during daylight hours

    Special info:

    at the left rear of the parking lot all the way in the back lot by the trees, behind the last building in the Park, near the wooded area

    Container:

    Walk in

    Site contact:

    If the container is full, please call us at tel. 781 438 4051 or email us at literacyforall@yahoo.com and we will empty the container promptly.

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