No Covers Is Making a Difference
Everyone deserves a good book, every community deserves books for a good cause.
No Covers is a non-profit bookshop, partnering with other local non-profits across Central Florida to share books and print entertainment where they’ll make the biggest impact for people and programs in the community. Our team does this by setting up a table top bookshops, collaborating with renovating and refilling facility libraries, managing an organization’s book registry through our online shop or facilitating school field trips.
Community residents are also encouraged to drop by the storefront with a Little Free Library charter number or street name to receive free books to replenish their neighborhood boxes and help spread the literary love!
When You Help our Bookstore, you Help your Community
No Covers provides the Free Mobile Bookshop, in which donors can drop off books or print entertainment during store hours, to any mobile event, or by appointment. We are able to provide pick-up service for larger book donations and individuals who have transportation or mobility needs that prevent delive
Book Donations
Little Bus Books accepts book donations and will repurpose books of all genres at children through adult reading levels. In order to be able to provide a quality Free Mobile Bookshop experience, it is requested that books are still in relatively good condition and would be of interest to a broad demographic or audience.
Examples of Acceptable Items:
- Mass Market authors
- Recent publications
- Classics (even with some wear and tear)
Examples of Non-Useful Items:
- Textbooks
- Excessive writing / coloring
- Encyclopedias
- Rips and Yellowing that make reading difficult or take away from the overall quality of the book.
Urgent Book Donation Need:
- Spanish language reading materials for Adults
- Baby Books (i.e. sensory or board books)
- Paperback – middle grade / teen
- Comics / Graphic Novels (most popular request)
Print Entertainment
Along with sharing books, the No Covers team contributes new print entertainment material during most of our No Covers events. This is especially popular for individuals who do not enjoy reading novels, but still like to keep their minds occupied. Items as an ongoing need are:
- Large Print Puzzle Books
- Adult or Children Coloring Books
- Small Sketch Pads
- Template Drawing Books
- Small Notebooks or Journals
- Small Packs Colored Pencils
- Colored Ink Pens (Click)
- Erasers
- Portable Pencil Sharpeners
- Black / Blue Ink Pens (clickable)
- Mini Book Lights
- Playing Cards
- Generic Reading Glasses (1.5+ or higher strength)
- Magazines
Urgent Print Entertainment Material Need:
- Generic Reading Glasses
- Sketch Pads
- Adult Coloring Books
- Mini Book Lights
- Magazines
Donors are able to specifically designate money to specific items!
our current partners
If you’re part of a Polk County non-profit organization or know of one in which No Covers could add value to its programs through sharing literacy, please contact Michael at michael@nocovers.org.
Hope House
Hope House exists to serve, equip and empower first-time expectant moms who have chosen life for their babies.
How We Collaborate:
- Sponsorship and resource maintenance of “Literacy Landing”
Gospel, Inc.
Gospel, Inc. is a Christ-centered community providing a home and micro-enterprise work opportunities to the formerly homeless.
How We Collaborate:
- Monthly free bookshop
- Monthly sponsored community dinner
- Campus little free library
- Collaborative workshops
- Resident special order requests
The Mission of Winter Haven
The Mission of Winter Haven is an established faith-based nonprofit organization. They provide day shelter services to those who are hungry and experiencing homelessness.
How We Collaborate:
- Monthly free bookshop at the day center
- Client special order requests
- Replenish on-site book nooks
Neighborhood Ministries
The mission of Neighborhood Ministries is to share the love of Jesus Christ with the community by providing a safe, recreational and spiritual experience for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.
How We Collaborate:
- Mobile Field Trip
Pace Polk
Pace Polk opened in 2001 serving girls throughout Polk County. Girls have the opportunity to catch up on credits if needed. Their programs are offered at no cost to families and they offer year-round enrollment.
How We Collaborate:
- Library renovation 2023
- Student artist bookmarks in store
- Mobile field trip
- Annual Ten Story Challenge fundraiser
Roar Florida
ROAR FLORIDA was founded to provide meaningful lifestyle options and housing for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
How We Collaborate:
- Monthly themed Book “Food” Club
- Bi-monthly free bookshop
- 5K Color Run book scavenger hunt booth
Rose Dynasty Foundation
Rose Dynasty Foundation Inc. is a 501(c)(3), whose mission is to provide a safe and family friendly atmosphere for all people no matter their gender, race, sexual orientation, and/or religion, through mentoring, fundraising, fostering community, and promoting awareness of resources.
How We Collaborate:
- Center library collaboration
- Banned book projects
Trinity Apartments of Lakeland
Trinity Apartments offers spacious, bright and airy one bedroom apartments with ample storage space for those with income restrictions. Many of the apartments are accessible for mobility impaired persons.
How We Collaborate:
- Facility library renovation 2022
- Bi-monthly library maintenance to replenish book selections, restock book returns and cleaning
want to make a difference too? we’re looking for volunteers!
We’re growing a team of volunteers in order to expand our No Covers – Free Mobile Bookshop across the community. Our team strives to find volunteers of all ages a position that fits their schedule, preferences, and personal strengths. Whether it’s bi-monthly delivery of books to one of our non-profit partners, filling Little Free Libraries, attending at a No Covers Event, or periodically assisting with book sorting at the storefront, we have the perfect opportunity for you, as an extrovert or introvert, to share your love for literacy!
