I mainly donated mine to local rose societies that have once a year meetings for fund raising auctions of donated garden related items.

I let my gardener pick out the ones she wanted & the rest I donated to the library whilst greedily clinging to the ones I will probably die clutching e.g. Peter Beales ClassicRoses,Phillips & Rix Best Rose Guide, etc.

I put mine in monthly rose society raffles. Some rose societies also have a lending library. You can also give them to rose novices who still have that spark of all-things-roses excitement. Your generosity can mean a great deal to the person just getting into rose growing. I still wish all these rose pictures had a scratch & sniff feature.

I always donate them to my local hospital.

People must donate them to our local library book sale because every year they have a huge public sale and I always buy plant books that are in great shape for a dollar or two :)

I give them to the friends of the library for their used book sales.

The hospital idea is a wonderful suggestion, Ken.

Ladyrose, I might be interested in some of them. I'm one of those "novices who still have that spark of all-things-roses." Actually, I like to read about anything I have an interest in, but I have not kept up with rose publications in the last, oh, 20 something years. My most recent rose books are some old Sunset ones.

What books ARE they?

My library won't take book donations anymore. I will call local rose society. Thanks for all the input. Sincerely, Avis M.