A SoulScriptz community initiative
The SoulScriptz Book Bank
Giving every book a second story.
Somewhere, a book you have finished with is exactly what someone else needs. SoulScriptz collects quality unwanted books and finds them a second home, where they will be read, shared and valued.
- Books collected.
- Stories shared.
- Communities connected.
What it is
A community helping itself, one book at a time
The Book Bank is a community book collection run by SoulScriptz. People and organisations give books they no longer need. SoulScriptz sorts them with care and passes them on to the places that can put them to use.
The Book Bank so far
The Book Bank in numbers
- books collected
- books given a second home
- organisations supported
Why it exists
Too many good books are sitting unread
Books educate, entertain, inspire and comfort. They open the door to new ideas. Yet perfectly good ones sit unused in homes, offices and storage, simply because their owner has finished with them.
At the same time there are classrooms, community rooms and care homes with empty shelves. The Book Bank joins the two together, so a book that has done its job for one person can start again with another.
What we set out to do
Our aims
Increase access to books
Put quality reading material in the hands of organisations and communities that can benefit from it.
Encourage reading and literacy
Support the places where reading, learning and storytelling can flourish.
Promote reuse and sustainability
Give good books another chance to be read instead of being thrown away.
Connect communities
Bring individuals, businesses and organisations together around one practical, shared effort.
Support learning and creativity
Provide books that spark imagination, writing, discussion and personal growth.
Create opportunities to work together
Give organisations a simple, worthwhile way to take part in something bigger than themselves.
How it works
The journey of a donated book
Donate
Individuals, businesses and organisations offer quality books they no longer need.
Collect
The books are gathered through collection points and arranged collections.
Sort
Every book is checked for its condition and for who it would suit.
Match
Each book is matched to a setting where it fits: the right age, subject and need.
Redistribute
The books go out to the organisations and communities that asked for them.
Measure
SoulScriptz keeps a record of what was given and where it went, so everyone involved can see the difference it made.
Connecting books with organisations and communities
Who can we support?
The Book Bank is not tied to one sector. SoulScriptz works with many kinds of organisation, wherever a good book will be put to good use.
Schools and education
Books for classrooms, school libraries and reading schemes.
Community organisations
Books for community spaces, reading groups and local projects.
Care settings
Suitable reading for residents and shared lounges.
Youth projects
Age-appropriate books that encourage reading, imagination and discovery.
Literacy initiatives
Extra resources for programmes that help people learn to read and enjoy it.
Education and rehabilitation
Where appropriate, books to support reading, writing and storytelling work, within each organisation’s own requirements.
Other suitable settings
If donated books would make a difference where you are, tell us and we will consider it.
Important
Not every book suits every setting. That is why sorting and matching matter so much: each book should arrive somewhere it belongs.
Get involved
Three ways to take part
Whether you have one box of books or a whole organisation behind you, there is a place for you.
📚 Donate books
Have quality books you have finished with? Tell us what you have and we will arrange the next step.
Donate books🏢 Become a collection point
Offer a corner of your shop, office or community space where local people can drop books off.
Become a collection point🤝 Partner with SoulScriptz
Schools, charities, businesses and community groups can work with us to give books, receive books, or both.
Explore partnershipsTell us what you have, or what you need
Offer books or ask for books
Two short forms. Your answers go straight to the Book Bank team, already sorted.
“A book that is no longer needed by one person could become something meaningful to another.”Get in touch about the Book Bank