I accept Sabine Ulibarrí donations anywhere in the Albuquerque metro with free pickup — the whole collection: Tierra Amarilla: Stories of New Mexico, Mi Abuela Fumaba Puros / My Grandma Smoked Cigars, Cuentos de Nuevo México, Primeros Encuentros, the poetry, and the bilingual editions. You don't sort or price anything. Bring it all: I check every book by hand, and readable copies go back to readers.
Published June 2026 · By Josh Eldred, New Mexico Literacy Project
Sabine Ulibarrí grew up in Tierra Amarilla in the Río Arriba and spent his career at the University of New Mexico, writing luminous bilingual stories of northern New Mexico's Hispano villages. His work is taught in classrooms across the state, and a Ulibarrí collection is a meaningful local and bilingual donation. When one gets cleared, most people just want it to land somewhere that honors 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 New Mexico stories
Tierra Amarilla: Stories of New Mexico, Mi Abuela Fumaba Puros / My Grandma Smoked Cigars, Cuentos de Nuevo México, and Primeros Encuentros / First Encounters.
Poetry & later work
Al cielo se sube a pie, Amor y Ecuador, the Tierra o muerte and El Cóndor stories, and the essays and scholarship.
Bilingual editions & any condition
The Spanish-language and facing-page bilingual editions, reading copies, signed copies, and university-press printings — 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 and estate cleanouts regularly.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I donate Sabine Ulibarrí books in Albuquerque?
Right here — free pickup anywhere in the metro for the whole collection: the New Mexico stories, the poetry, the bilingual editions. Call or text 505-250-3804.
Can I drop Sabine Ulibarrí 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.
Spanish-language editions too?
Yes, the Spanish and bilingual editions too. Just don't throw any of it out first.
Cite This Guide
Eldred, J. (June 2026). Donate Sabine Ulibarrí Books in Albuquerque — Free Pickup. New Mexico Literacy Project.
https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/donate-sabine-ulibarri-books-albuquerque
Licensed under CC BY 4.0.