I accept Ann Nolan Clark donations anywhere in the Albuquerque metro with free pickup — the whole collection: her Newbery Medal winner Secret of the Andes, the Caldecott-honor In My Mother's House, the BIA Indian Life Readers, and titles like Little Navajo Bluebird, Blue Canyon Horse, Magic Money and Paco's Miracle. You don't sort or price anything. I check every book by hand, and readable copies go back to readers.
Published June 2026 · By Josh Eldred, New Mexico Literacy Project
Ann Nolan Clark was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and spent years teaching in the state's Pueblo and Indian Service schools — work that shaped a whole shelf of children's books written from inside Native and Hispano communities. She won the Newbery Medal and her best-known New Mexico book is a Caldecott Honor. A Clark shelf is part of New Mexico classroom history. When one gets cleared, most people just want it to reach kids who'll read it. That's exactly what I'm for: I take the whole thing, free, and I check every book.
What I take: all of it
The award books
Secret of the Andes (1952, Newbery Medal) and In My Mother's House (1941, Caldecott Honor, illustrated by Pueblo artist Velino Herrera), in any edition.
The New Mexico & Native stories
Little Navajo Bluebird, Blue Canyon Horse, Magic Money, Tía María's Garden, Paco's Miracle, and the BIA "Indian Life Readers" she wrote for Pueblo and Navajo schools.
Reprints & any condition
Book-club printings, ex-library copies, worn reading copies, and later reprints — bring whatever's on the shelf.
Why bring the whole shelf
Donating takes one call or text: no research, no pricing, no listings, no shipping. Free pickup in the Albuquerque metro, or the covered 24/7 drop box outside the gate at 5445 Edith Blvd NE, any hour. I check every book by hand, readable copies go back to readers, and no readable book goes to the landfill. Here's where donated books go.
How free pickup works
Call or text 505-250-3804 (or schedule online), tell me roughly how much there is and where you are, and I add you to the next route through your area. I come to you and load it all. I cover Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, the East Mountains, and the surrounding metro, and I handle whole-house, classroom, and estate cleanouts regularly.
Closer to a carload than a houseful? The covered 24/7 drop box is outside the gate at 5445 Edith Blvd NE, by the road.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I donate Ann Nolan Clark books in Albuquerque?
Right here — free pickup anywhere in the metro for the whole collection: Secret of the Andes, In My Mother's House, the Pueblo and Navajo stories. Call or text 505-250-3804.
Can I drop Ann Nolan Clark books off instead of waiting for a pickup?
Yes. The covered 24/7 drop box outside the gate at 5445 Edith Blvd NE takes them any hour, and someone is at the warehouse from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. to help unload a bigger load.
Ex-library and worn copies too?
Yes — library discards, book-club printings, reading copies. Just don't throw any of it out first.
Cite This Guide
Eldred, J. (June 2026). Donate Ann Nolan Clark Books in Albuquerque — Free Pickup. New Mexico Literacy Project.
https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/donate-ann-nolan-clark-books-albuquerque
Licensed under CC BY 4.0.