Love reading books? Guilty of endlessly collecting them? Looking to pass them on but don't know how, where or to whom? We are here to help you!

The ILoveQatar.net (ILQ) team brings you a list of places to donate books in Qatar.

Book Fairies Qatar

Book Fairies Qatar runs an exciting activity of hiding books around different locations in Doha, which is left for people to find, read and then leave for the next person.

They accept book donations; however, getting in touch with them is recommended to coordinate and organize the delivery & collection process.

• Contact: +974 7032 7711
• Instagram: @bookfairies_qatar

Facebook Groups

There are numerous groups on Facebook that are dedicated to accepting and coordinating the donation of books.

Below are a few Facebook groups that you could check out:

• Free Give Away Books in Qatar
• TLG Qatar
• The Book Club Brigade
• Qatar Book Club
• Doha Books Sell, Swap or Buy

Qatar National Library

Qatar National Library is accepting book donations; however, they would require an email before the donation.

The email sent to Qatar National Library will need to mention all the details of the books being donated, such as the number of books, names of books, author names, etc.

• Contact: +974 4454 0100
• Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: @qatarnationallibrary

Qatar University - Library

The Qatar University Library is open to accepting book donations; however, it would only accept them based on the stipulated Library Collection Development Policy.

If you would like to make a donation to the QU Library, it is recommended that you send them an email disclosing all the details of the books you would like to donate (e.g. name, author, genre, number of books, etc.).

• Contact: +974 4403 6338 | +974 4403 4097
• Email: [email protected] | [email protected]
• Instagram: @qataruniversity

Qatar Vet Center

Qatar Vet Center offers a little corner of their vet centre as 'Library in the Loo', which allows visitors to pick up books of their choice in exchange for a small monetary donation that will be used to help the animals rescued.

They accept book donations in good condition to help expand this collection. All you have to do is walk in and drop off your books.

Note: They only accept novels and not any form of educational textbooks.

• Location & contact:
  • Al Aziziyah: +974 4016 1366
    
  • Duhail: +974 4498 9620
• Instagram: @qatar_vet_center

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Fareeha Imtiaz

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