Free book pickup in Redington Shores, FL
We collect books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, video games, board games and puzzles from homes in Redington Shores at no cost. Thirty items is all it takes.
Getting out to Redington Shores
Redington Shores is in Pinellas County. It is the northernmost of the three Redington municipalities, all of which sit on the same barrier island run. The closest places we also collect from are North Redington Beach, Madeira Beach and Indian Shores, all of them on the same Monday run.
We run fixed routes rather than driving out for one collection at a time, which is the main reason pickup is free. Redington Shores is collected on Mondays. Large collections, estates and whole libraries get a dedicated Wednesday trip instead, anywhere in the three counties, and we call you to book a time.
Beach stops are grouped so we make one causeway crossing rather than doubling back across the day. That is why Redington Shores rides with the other island stops on the Monday run instead of getting a slot of its own, and it is also why an early request tends to get an earlier slot.
ZIP codes we cover here: 33708. If your ZIP is not listed but you are in Pinellas County, ask anyway. The routing is by area, not by a fixed list.
Where the books go next
Books from Redington Shores go back into circulation rather than into a skip. Much of what we collect ends up on the tables at our monthly $1 book sale, in the hands of groups that stock Little Free Libraries, or with Friends of the Library groups raising money for their own bookstores. We are book resellers, and that is the point: a bookseller going through your shelves spots what is actually worth something where a hauler would not.
What we load from a Redington Shores pickup
All kinds of books, including textbooks of any age and ex-library discards, plus DVDs, music CDs, audiobooks on CD, cassette tapes, video games, board games and puzzles. We take the whole lot rather than picking through it and leaving you the rest.
We cannot take VHS tapes, mass-market paperbacks, encyclopedia sets, Reader's Digest Condensed volumes, magazines and newspapers, or anything with mould, water or insect damage. Full list of what we accept and what we cannot.
Donate books from Redington Shores
If you are looking for somewhere to donate books in Redington Shores, there are two ways to do it with us. The easiest is a free pickup: box them up, leave them somewhere sheltered, and we collect them on the Monday run. If you have fewer than thirty, or would rather hand them over yourself, bring any amount to our drop-off on State Road 54 in New Port Richey, weekdays 10am to 5pm.
Donating from the beaches usually means a drive over the causeway with a full trunk. With a pickup, the books make that crossing in our van instead.
Book a free Redington Shores pickup
Nearby areas we also cover
We are in this part of the county on the same run, so if you are just over a boundary the answer is almost certainly still yes.
What day do you collect in Redington Shores?
Mondays. Redington Shores is in Pinellas County, which is on our Monday route. Get your request in a day or two ahead and you are usually on that week's run. Large collections are different: those get a dedicated Wednesday trip, so say so on the form if that is you.
Do I have to be home when you collect in Redington Shores?
No. Box the books, leave them somewhere sheltered such as a covered porch, carport, garage or behind a side gate, and tell us where on the form. We collect on your route day any time between 8am and 8pm. You do not need to be there or reachable.
Is there really no charge for a Redington Shores pickup?
None. Pickup is free anywhere in our three counties, including Redington Shores. We ask for thirty items or more, and books, discs and games all count, because that is what makes a stop worth the drive, and running fixed routes on set days is what keeps it free. Under thirty, you are welcome to drop off instead.
Do you actually come out to Redington Shores, or only the mainland?
We come out. Redington Shores is a scheduled part of the Monday route, not an exception we make when we feel like it. The islands are done as one group so the causeway is crossed once.