Borderline Books

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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.

03/10/2026

We've given 38,754 books to 102 community groups and 97 prisons this year.

15/09/2026

another update: as of 15 September the total given away this year is 36, 576

11/09/2026

Borderline Books is 25 years old today. It was born a few hours before the other memorable events of 11 September 2001.

08/09/2026

Total books given away this year is 35,012 This will be out of date by lunchtime

06/09/2026

Current total of books given away in 2026 - 34, 625 books
amazing work by the team!

25/07/2026

Whatever you read on Monday is out of date. Books given away
this year so far:

29,056
of which over
15,600 to prisons
including
6,000 to individual prisoners

This will be old, outdated news by Monday afternoon

25/07/2026

Whatever you heard on Monday is out of date:

Books given away this year so far:
29,056
of which over
15,600 to prisons
including
6,000 to individual prisoners

By next Monday this will be out of date again

20/07/2026

Of 27,000 books given away this year 15,000 have gone to prisons. 6000 of those direct to prisoners who write to us asking for books. We've had well over 1000 letters this year (and a team of 2 1/2 who deal with getting the books picked, letters written, boxes packed and sent out).................

27/06/2026

Did I say 22,000? That's old news, this week it's 23,000 books given away this year

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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