Can I donate books from out of state to NMLP?

Yes. Out-of-state donor situations are common at NMLP:

• Out-of-state heir clearing an inherited Albuquerque home — the most common scenario. NMLP coordinates by phone or email with the heir; access via realtor lockbox, estate attorney, neighbor with a key, or hired property manager. Before-and-after photos provided on request. NMLP handles full library cleanouts at estate scale without the heir traveling to Albuquerque.
• Out-of-state donor shipping books to NMLP via USPS Media Mail — works for individual high-value or sentimental books. Donor pays the shipping; NMLP receives, sorts, and routes. Address: 5445 Edith Blvd NE, Unit A, Albuquerque NM 87107.
• Out-of-state donor coordinating a relative's downsizing in Albuquerque — common for adult children whose senior parents are moving into care facilities. NMLP works directly with the parent or with a coordinator on the parent's behalf.
• Former Albuquerque resident who left books in storage — NMLP picks up at storage units in the metro for free.

NMLP cannot pick up outside New Mexico — service area is the Albuquerque metro and most of NM. If you're an out-of-state donor without a New Mexico connection, NMLP isn't the right fit; a local channel in your area is better.

Coordinate by phone or text at 702-496-4214 or email [email protected].

The remote workflow, stage by stage

For the inherited-house scenario, the process is built to run without a plane ticket. It starts with a 20-to-30-minute phone call — the situation, the deadline, who else is involved. Then a 30-to-60-minute video walkthrough on FaceTime or Zoom, scheduled to your time zone, room by room and closet by closet: you see everything I see and flag anything you are unsure about. A written scope and quote follows by email as soon as I can put it together; you sign off by reply. During the work you get photo and video updates at natural checkpoints, and anything flagged earlier gets a photo and a text before it moves. Keepsakes — family papers, photographs, inscribed books — get packed and shipped to your address, with shipping in the quote up front. It ends with photos of the empty house and keys returned to whoever you designate.

Keys, payment, and the probate file

Access is whatever is easiest: a realtor lockbox, a neighbor, mailed keys, or a smart-lock code. Payment runs by Zelle, check, ACH, or card, with no large up-front deposits. If the estate is in probate, I coordinate directly with your New Mexico probate attorney once you give permission, and the scope, receipts, and completion documentation can route through their office for the estate file. A reference point for the trust question: La Vida Llena, the continuing-care retirement community in the Northeast Heights, routes resident estates through me, with proceeds split 50/50 with their employee appreciation fund. The first-30-days checklist covers everything around the books.