You may be wondering what you’re going to do with old textbooks that the Co-op will not buy back. We wanted to let you know that Project Schoolhouse accepts textbooks. They send the useful books to third world countries and they sell the other books to raise money for schools, providing clean water, literacy, education, etc. in developing countries.

This is their mission statement:

Project Schoolhouse builds educational opportunities in developing countries.

Through investment in schools, teachers, and students, Project Schoolhouse works to help rural communities in developing countries to better advocate for themselves in changing regional economies and political systems. With an emphasis on community building and local volunteer participation, Project Schoolhouse partners with recipient communities to build new schools, provide clean water and improve sanitation.

You can drop off books at their new location- 618 C Tillery, Austin, TX 78702 or contact them and they will gladly pick up the textbooks from you.

Submitted by Madeline Chauvin