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Service Area • 2 Pickup Tiers • Albuquerque Metro

Where NMLP picks up — free

Two pickup tiers reflecting typical pickup-economics. Core metro any quantity, scheduled by route. Volume-justified extension scheduled around the metro runs. Everywhere else in New Mexico, the 24/7 drop box is always open. Status as of October 12, 2026: free pickups are booked through the second week of November, and the drop box is immediate.

Confirm coverage: 505-250-3804

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The two pickup tiers — and the 24/7 drop box

Tier 1

Core metro

Bernalillo County and southern Sandoval County. Any quantity. No minimum. Scheduled by route.

  • Albuquerque (all neighborhoods)
  • Rio Rancho
  • Corrales
  • Bernalillo
  • Placitas

Tier 2

Volume-justified extension

Scheduled around the metro runs. Minimum ~3 boxes (~100 lb) to justify the drive.

  • Valencia County (Los Lunas, Belen, Peralta)
  • Southern Santa Fe County (Madrid, Cerrillos)
  • East Mountains (Tijeras, Cedar Crest, Sandia Park, Edgewood)
  • Algodones (between Bernalillo and the Santa Fe County line)
  • Northern Sandoval (Cuba area)

Outside the pickup area

24/7 drop-off, always open

Pickup does not run beyond the two tiers above. Anywhere else in New Mexico, the covered drop box outside the gate at 5445 Edith Blvd NE is open around the clock — no appointment, no sorting, books and media in any condition, plus clean, wearable clothing. Donor-paid mail-in works from anywhere.

  • Drop any time you are passing through Albuquerque
  • Local alternatives: Friends of the Library sales, Goodwill
  • Long-range runs in the pickup archive (Socorro, 5,000 lb, May 2026) are history, not the current offer

How to confirm coverage for your address

The tier polygons are approximate. To confirm which pickup tier a specific Albuquerque-area address falls in — or whether the 24/7 drop-off is your closest option:

Outside the metro? The drop box is still open.

Pickup runs stop at the two metro tiers — but the drop-off never does. The 24/7 drop box at 5445 Edith Blvd NE takes books in any condition, no appointment, and donors or institutions can ship books in by mail. (The 5,000-lb Socorro run in May 2026 happened once; that was history, not a route you can book.)

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