Borderline Books

Borderline Books We collect books no longer needed by publishers, shops, libraries and ordinary mortals and redistribute them to people without the funds for books.

We do this via schools, community organisations, food banks, women's refuges, hospitals, prisons and more We don't give books to the general public, but to local organisations supporting people who cannot buy books. We also send hundreds of books to people in prison - they only need to write and tell us what they need - EXCLUDING text books or most foreign language books and dictionaries.

At long last our Total Giving account is open again - don't be shy, send us your savings!
04/02/2026

At long last our Total Giving account is open again - don't be shy, send us your savings!

The Kittiwake Trust is committed to enhancing literacy and providing invaluable resources to vulnerable communities through its initiative, Borderline Books. By offering free books to organizations that support people of all ages, the charity aims to foster a love for reading and promote literacy ac...

The story so far for 2025
24/11/2025

The story so far for 2025

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11/09/2025

Happy Birthday Borderline Books! 24 years ago in the wee small hours, the first plans for this project were laid down - many thanks to van Rijn for being one of the few people who ever said - yes, great idea, you could work with this organisation and that one..... Most people said 'ja mevrouw, leuk idee maar zo doen wij dat niet in Nederland....'

11/08/2025

do we have any friends in South Shields who could collect a book donation for us?

Address

Unit 1b, Stonehills, Shields Road
Pelaw
NE100HW

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+447807255721

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