On the 27th of December, the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County got free advertising for their used book stores in Woodstock (the Green Spot) and in Crystal Lake (the Green Read)
Northern Illinois University’s Public Ratio station, WNIU-FM ran a piece about the Defenders’ book stores.
Part of the story:
The bookstores are the most front-facing part of the organization, and they stay true to some of the core actions the Defenders focus on — keeping perfectly good items out of the landfill. [Erin] Kennedy acknowledges that books carry a special weight to them.
“I also think that books are oftentimes one of the hardest things that people have to part with,” Johnson said.
“There’s memories that are tied to them. You have significant events in your life that connect to books. And it’s always something that people struggle with getting rid of.
So, if they know of an organization, or if they can donate it somewhere, it’s a lot easier for them to part with those [books, rather] than just trying to find a recycling bin or, unfortunately, send them to a landfill.”
