Magazines are one of the donation categories major thrift chains routinely refuse. Goodwill of New Mexico, Savers, Friends of the Albuquerque Public Library, and Better World Books generally do not accept magazine donations because per-issue retail value is near zero and shelf turnover is slow.
NMLP accepts magazines, including:
- Vintage National Geographic runs (1920s–1960s issues have specialty value)
- Sunset, Audubon, Smithsonian, Architectural Digest
- NM Magazine back issues
- El Palacio from Museum of NM and Spanish Colonial Arts Society
- Museum exhibition catalogs from MOIFA, NM Museum of Art, Albuquerque Museum, Harwood Museum Taos, Wheelwright, Roswell Museum
- Regional small-press literary magazines (Fish Drum, Puerto del Sol, Sonora Review, Chicano-Riquena)
- Trade and professional magazines (Architectural Record, AIA Journal, JAMA back issues)
Vintage NG, museum catalogs, and regional literary magazines have collector value and route to specialty resale or scholarly archives. The rest go to LFL stewards or paper recycling.
Free pickup. 505-250-3804.
Need books gone in Albuquerque?
Free pickup, any condition, scheduling by route. Or use the 24/7 outdoor drop box at 5445 Edith Blvd NE.
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Last reviewed 2026-05-02. For corrections, email [email protected].