Books4Cause is opening a third city location, this time in Uptown. Most recently home to the Chicago Center for Photojournalism, the Books4Cause location at 1225 W. Wilson is expected to work as a hybrid - a freecycle equivalent to neighborhood little libraries and also a low cost used bookstore.
Since the Center for Photojournalism closed and vacated the space, we have been watching the installation of bookshelves and saw people shelving books late at night on Saturday.
Per a post on Magnolia Malden Block Club (h/t Gabriella Filisko), it sounds like opening day is July 10.
Books4Cause currently operates locations at 7080 N. McCormick Blvd in Skokie and 2931 N. Milwaukee Ave in Chicago. The organization takes donations (FAQ here) and resells some donated items to ensure operations are paid for. From the website:
Books4Cause finds the best possible use for each donated CD, DVD, and book. K-12 books are donated to African Library Project, Bernie’s Book Bank, or sent to our free bookstore. Some college-level books and textbooks are donated to the ALP, depending on demand. We work directly with universities in need of higher-level learning books. Most bestselling fiction and non-fiction books are sent to our free bookstore. Some books are sold to raise money for operations and the shipment of books to Africa. If we can’t find a home for a book, it is recycled. CDs, DVDs, are sold to pay for operations.
As for the Chicago Center for Photojournalism, we were extremely sorry to see the storefront location close. The location had some great shows (thank you!) and was a great resource. The founder attributed the closure to "unmitigated air quality and mold issues," so we are hoping those have been brought under control for this new bookstore.
We look forward to browsing the shelves soon!
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