Books to Bars London is now accepting books for the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre. We are a maximum security facility and therefore are limited in the types of books we can accept. Please note, we accept soft covered regular size pocket novels only (approximately 5″ x 7″).
Always in the greatest demand are:
Popular Fiction
Classic Literature
Dictionaries – English and other languages
Learn to Draw Books
Self Help Books
Political and Historical Writings
Easy Readers
We do not accept:
Hard Covered Books
Anything Staple or Coil Bound
Encyclopedias and Textbooks
Harlequin (or similar) Romances
Magazines
Currently we have a number of churches hosting Books to Bars donation boxes. You can bring donations of up to 40 books to any of these locations:
London Christian Fellowship International
17-520 First St
London, ON N5V 3C6
519-694-5414
London Seventh-Day Adventist
805 Shelborne St.
London, ON N5Z 5C6
519-680-1965
Royal Pentecostal Church
218 Clarke Road
London, Ontario N5W 5E4
519-451-2170
St. Justin’s Parish
855 Jalna Blvd
London, Ontario N6E 2S2
519-685-2795
King’s College (UWO)
266 Epworth Avenue.
London, ON N6A 2M3, Canada
519-433-3491
Royal LePage Triland Realty Inc. Brokerage
235 North Centre Rd.
London, ON N5X 4E7
519-661-0380
For large donations, please contact Ellen at 519-686-1922 ext 216 to arrange pick up.
