Selling & Donating Books in Los Alamos, New Mexico
Sell or Donate Your Books in Los Alamos
Los Alamos has the most concentrated collection of scientific personal libraries in New Mexico. Three generations of physicists, chemists, mathematicians, and engineers have built bookshelves on the Hill that hold real value. This is an honest guide to your options — what's genuinely collectible, where to sell it, and how to donate the rest. A note up front: the New Mexico Literacy Project pickup service is Albuquerque-metro only, so I don't drive to Los Alamos — but I'm glad to help you identify what you have from photos, and NMLP's free 24/7 drop-off is there for anyone heading down to Albuquerque.
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Last verified July 2026 · Original research by Josh Eldred
Why Los Alamos Has the Most Valuable Scientific Libraries in New Mexico
I have been picking up and evaluating books across New Mexico for years, and no community produces personal libraries like Los Alamos. It is not close. The reason is straightforward: Los Alamos National Laboratory has been the intellectual center of the American nuclear and physics establishment since 1943, and the town that grew up around it reflects that history in every household bookshelf I walk past.
The numbers tell part of the story. Los Alamos County has one of the highest concentrations of PhDs per capita of any community in the United States. Three generations of physicists, chemists, mathematicians, computer scientists, and engineers have raised families on the Hill, and they brought their professional libraries home with them. When a LANL scientist retires after 30 or 40 years, the personal library they have built is not a casual collection of popular paperbacks. It is a working reference library that spans their entire career, supplemented by decades of general reading from someone with an unusually high level of education and intellectual curiosity.
Then there is the Manhattan Project angle. Los Alamos was the secret city where the atomic bomb was built, and the historical literature around that project is enormous and actively collected. Oppenheimer, Groves, Teller, Bethe, Fermi, Feynman — the names associated with Los Alamos read like a who's who of twentieth-century physics. First editions of major Manhattan Project histories, memoirs by participants, and publications from the Los Alamos Historical Society have a dedicated collector base that has only grown in recent years. Families in Los Alamos often own this material because they lived the history. Their parents or grandparents were there. The books on the shelf are not just interesting reads — they are artifacts of a community's lived experience.
The computing history matters too. LANL was a pioneer in scientific computing. The Lab used some of the earliest electronic computers for weapons calculations, and the community of computer scientists who worked there accumulated libraries that trace the entire history of the discipline. Early computing texts, algorithm manuals, and programming language references from the 1950s through 1970s can carry surprising value in the academic resale market.
Beyond the science, Los Alamos residents are voracious general readers. The Mesa Public Library is consistently ranked among the best public libraries in New Mexico, which tells you something about the reading culture on the Hill. The personal libraries I encounter in Los Alamos are not just technical — they include literary fiction, history, philosophy, biography, and the full range of serious nonfiction. When you combine a physicist's technical library with 40 years of discriminating general reading, the result is a collection that deserves careful evaluation, not a quick trip to the donation bin.
That is why Los Alamos collections deserve a careful eye before anything leaves the house — and why this guide exists, even though NMLP's pickup truck stays in the Albuquerque metro.
What Los Alamos Collections Hold
I evaluate every collection individually, but here are the categories I see most often from Los Alamos households and what makes them valuable — so you know what you have before anything leaves the house.
Physics and Mathematics Libraries
This is the core of most Los Alamos collections, and it is where the most significant individual values tend to hide. Graduate-level physics textbooks from major publishers carry modest but consistent resale value. Where things get interesting is with older editions, specialized monographs, and landmark texts. Early printings of foundational works in quantum mechanics, nuclear physics, and mathematical physics are actively collected by universities, research libraries, and private collectors. The difference between a common later printing and a valuable first edition is not always obvious to a non-specialist — which is exactly why it pays to send clear photos of the title and copyright pages before you sell or give anything away.
Manhattan Project and Nuclear History
The Manhattan Project history category is enormous and growing. First editions of the major histories — the landmark works that defined public understanding of the bomb project — are actively collected and can reach well into four figures for the right title in good condition. But it is not just the famous titles. Los Alamos Historical Society publications from the early decades, declassified histories that were printed in small quantities, memoirs by lesser-known participants, and photographic records of the project era all have collector markets. The recent surge of interest following the Oppenheimer film pushed values higher across the entire category, and the market has not retreated. If you have a shelf of Manhattan Project books in a Los Alamos home, photograph every single one before you decide what to do with them.
Computing and Computer Science
Los Alamos has been at the frontier of scientific computing since the ENIAC era. The personal libraries of LANL computer scientists can contain early programming manuals, algorithm textbooks from the 1950s and 1960s, and technical references for computing systems that no longer exist. These items have a dedicated collector market among computer history enthusiasts and academic libraries building archival collections. More recent computer science textbooks — from the 1990s onward — carry modest resale value, but the older material can reach the mid three figures for the right titles.
Astronomy and Space Science
The connection between Los Alamos and the broader space science community runs deep. LANL scientists have contributed to planetary science, astrophysics, and space instrumentation for decades. The Bradbury Science Museum reflects this heritage, and the personal libraries I see in Los Alamos often include substantial astronomy and space science sections. Vintage star atlases, early space exploration histories, and specialized astrophysics monographs all have resale markets. Complete runs of Sky & Telescope or similar publications from early decades carry modest but real value as well.
Chemistry and Materials Science
The Lab's work in chemistry and materials science has generated another layer of valuable personal libraries on the Hill. Reference works on radiochemistry, nuclear chemistry, metallurgy, and explosives chemistry from the mid-twentieth century occupy a narrow but active resale niche. More broadly, chemistry textbooks and reference works from major academic publishers have steady demand in the used academic book market. I know which editions and imprints carry value and which have been superseded.
General Academic Libraries from Retiring Scientists
Not every book in a LANL retiree's library is a technical monograph. Scientists read widely, and the general-interest sections of Los Alamos personal libraries tend to be unusually well curated. I regularly find high-quality literary fiction, serious history, biography, philosophy, and current affairs titles shelved alongside the physics and math. These books may not carry the individual values of the technical material, but they move consistently through my resale channels and they contribute meaningfully to the overall value of a collection.
Literary Fiction and Humanities
Los Alamos has a thriving literary culture that extends well beyond the sciences. The community supports active book clubs, author events, and a reading culture that rivals towns many times its size. The personal libraries reflect it. I see first editions of significant literary fiction, poetry collections, and humanities scholarship in Los Alamos homes with regularity. Signed copies are particularly common — Los Alamos has hosted visiting authors and lecturers for decades through the Lab's public lecture series and community events, and those signed books often end up on private shelves.
Children's Science and Education Books
Los Alamos families tend to invest heavily in children's education, and the children's book collections I see reflect that. Science experiment kits, math enrichment books, and high-quality children's nonfiction are common. While most children's books carry modest individual value, certain vintage science education titles from the 1950s through 1970s — the golden age of children's science publishing — have active collector markets. I evaluate these alongside everything else.
Signed Copies from Conference Circuits and Author Visits
LANL scientists attend conferences around the world, and they come home with signed books. Nobel laureates, Fields medalists, and leading researchers in every scientific discipline have passed through Los Alamos over the decades, and many of them signed copies of their works for colleagues. These signed scientific texts occupy a niche that most used book buyers do not understand — but I do. A signed first edition of a landmark physics text is not the same as a used textbook, and I'll make sure you know it before you let it go. If you see handwritten inscriptions in any of your books, set those aside and text me photos — I'll tell you what they are and where to sell them if you'd rather not donate them.
Not Sure What Your Los Alamos Books Are Worth?
Text me photos and I'll tell you what's genuinely valuable before you sell or give anything away — free, no obligation. NMLP doesn't pick up in Los Alamos, but the advice travels anywhere.
Or text photos of your collection for a quick preliminary estimate.
How It Works: Selling or Donating Books from Los Alamos
Los Alamos is about 100 miles from my Albuquerque warehouse, and NMLP's pickup service is metro-only, so I don't drive to the Hill. But you don't need me on-site to make good decisions. Here is how I help Los Alamos families sort out what to sell, what to donate, and what to recycle — remotely, and for free.
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Call or Text 505-250-3804
Tell me what you have. A rough description is plenty — I do not need a catalog. Something like "My father retired from LANL, he passed last year, and there are maybe a thousand books in the house, mostly science and history" gives me exactly what I need to start pointing you in the right direction. If you can text a few photos of the shelves, even better.
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Describe Your Collection
I will ask a few questions — what subjects, roughly how many books, what condition, and whether there is anything you know to be particularly old, rare, or signed. For Los Alamos collections, I also ask about the owner's field of work at the Lab, because that helps me anticipate what kind of technical material is likely on the shelves and where its value would sit.
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Send Photos, Get an Assessment
Instead of driving to Los Alamos, I work from photos. Text me shots of the shelves and close-ups of the title and copyright pages of anything that looks old, rare, or signed. I will tell you which items are worth selling to a specialist, which will move well at a general book sale, and which are only good for recycling — usually within a day. There is no charge for this, and no obligation.
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I Help You Sort Into Tiers
From your photos and descriptions, I help you separate the collection into tiers: items worth selling to a specialist dealer or auction house, items that will move well at a general book sale, and books headed for community reuse or recycling. I can spot a first edition, flag a limited-run conference proceedings, and read condition from a good photo. If something is genuinely valuable, I'll make sure you know before it leaves the house — so nothing significant gets given away by mistake.
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If You'd Rather Sell, I'll Point the Way
I don't buy books — that's not what this is. But I won't let you give away something genuinely valuable without knowing. For exceptional items — rare first editions of landmark physics texts, important Manhattan Project material, signed copies from notable scientists — I'll tell you what it is and where to sell it: a specialist dealer, an auction house, or the right online marketplace. Whatever you decide to keep or sell yourself stays with you; the ordinary readable books are what you'd donate or drop off.
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Donate the Rest — Locally or in Albuquerque
Once the valuable items are set aside, the ordinary books still deserve a good home. In Los Alamos, the Mesa Public Library Friends book sale takes general-interest donations. Anything you would rather route to NMLP — where readable books get redistributed and damaged ones are paper-recycled, never landfilled — can be dropped free, any condition, at the 24/7 bin at 5445 Edith Blvd NE in Albuquerque whenever you're heading down. NMLP does not collect books in Los Alamos, so plan the donation drop-off around a trip you're already making.
Los Alamos Neighborhoods and What Their Libraries Hold
NMLP doesn't run pickups anywhere in Los Alamos County — the truck stays in the Albuquerque metro. But the character of a collection often tracks the neighborhood, so here's what I've learned about the libraries across the county, wherever you're clearing one.
The Townsite (The Original Hill)
The historic core of Los Alamos, where many of the original Manhattan Project-era buildings stood. Homes here belong to some of the longest-tenured Lab families, and the personal libraries reflect decades — sometimes multiple generations — of scientific work and serious reading. These are the collections where I most often find early Manhattan Project material alongside deep technical libraries.
White Rock
The residential community south of the townsite, overlooking the Rio Grande. White Rock grew rapidly as LANL expanded through the latter half of the twentieth century. Many Lab families raised children here and built substantial home libraries over 30 or 40 years. The White Rock collections I've helped families assess are every bit as valuable as those on the mesa — same caliber of scientists, same depth of reading.
Pajarito Acres
A smaller residential area near the Lab with a tight-knit community of longtime LANL families. Libraries here tend to be concentrated and high quality — the owners often curated their collections carefully over long careers. Send photos of a Pajarito Acres collection and I'll help you sort out what's worth selling.
North Community and Barranca Mesa
The northern residential areas of Los Alamos proper, including the neighborhoods around the golf course and the upper mesa communities. Many of the Lab's senior scientists and division leaders have lived in these neighborhoods, and the libraries I encounter here frequently include signed copies, presentation volumes, and conference proceedings from leadership-level participation in the national research community.
South Community and Western Area
The southern and western residential neighborhoods of the townsite. These areas house a mix of career Lab employees and newer arrivals. The libraries I see here range from deep multi-decade technical collections to more focused collections built around specific scientific disciplines or personal interests.
Bandelier Area and the Jemez Mountains Corridor
Some LANL retirees have settled into homes along the corridor between Los Alamos and Bandelier National Monument, or deeper into the Jemez Mountains. Wherever the books are, the evaluation happens from photos — call me and I'll help you figure out what you have and where to sell or donate it.
The Espanola Corridor
Many LANL employees and retirees live in the communities between Los Alamos and Espanola — including along the highway through Pojoaque and the surrounding valleys. These households often hold the same caliber of scientific library as the Hill itself. If you're a LANL commuter household in the Espanola area with a collection to sell, send photos and I'll help you identify the valuable pieces.
Have a Collection to Discuss?
I am happy to talk through what you have and point you to the right buyer or donation option. No pressure, no obligation. Just call.
The LANL Retiree Library: The Most Common Los Alamos Scenario
The scenario I see most often in Los Alamos goes something like this: a scientist retires from the Lab after 30 or 40 years. Maybe they are downsizing from the family home to something smaller. Maybe a family member has passed and the children are clearing the house. Maybe they are moving to assisted living and need the shelves emptied. Whatever the trigger, the result is the same — a house full of books that nobody knows how to deal with.
The typical LANL retiree library is a mix of several distinct layers that have accumulated over a career. The first layer is the technical reference library: the physics, mathematics, chemistry, or engineering texts that supported their daily work. These range from graduate textbooks to highly specialized monographs, conference proceedings, and technical reports. The second layer is the Manhattan Project and Los Alamos history collection — because everyone who lives on the Hill eventually becomes a student of the town's extraordinary story. You will find the major histories, the memoirs, the Los Alamos Historical Society publications, and often some genuinely obscure material that the owner picked up over decades of local living.
The third layer is the general reading collection, and this is where Los Alamos libraries consistently surprise me. Scientists at the Lab are not narrow specialists who only read in their field. They are unusually well-read people who tend to collect literary fiction, serious nonfiction, biography, philosophy, and current affairs with real discrimination. The general reading shelves in a LANL retiree's home are often better curated than what I see in the average university professor's house.
The fourth layer — and this is the one that families most often miss — is the conference material and signed copies. A career LANL scientist attended hundreds of conferences, symposia, and lectures over the decades. They came home with proceedings, with signed copies of colleagues' books, with presentation volumes, and with occasional items of real historical significance. These books look unremarkable on the shelf. They are often slim volumes with institutional covers. But a signed copy of a conference proceedings that contains a landmark paper can be worth more than everything else on the shelf combined.
The challenge for families is this: these books look like textbooks. And some of them are just textbooks — common editions with modest resale value. But some of them are genuinely valuable first editions, limited printings, or signed copies that deserve individual attention. You cannot tell the difference without expertise, and that is exactly what I bring to the table. Do not let someone haul this material to Goodwill or the recycling bin without having it evaluated first. Call me.
Manhattan Project Collections: The Los Alamos History Angle
Los Alamos is the Manhattan Project. No other community in the country has the same concentration of material related to the bomb project, and no other community has the same personal connection to the history. The families I work with in Los Alamos are not collectors who bought these books at auction — they are the descendants and neighbors of the people who made this history. The books on their shelves were often acquired firsthand, inscribed by the authors, or published locally in small editions that never reached wide distribution.
The major Manhattan Project histories are well known and actively collected. First editions of the foundational narratives about the bomb project, the key biographies of Oppenheimer and other principal figures, and the essential participant memoirs all carry strong resale values that have only increased in recent years. The renewed public interest in the Oppenheimer story has expanded the collector base significantly, bringing new buyers into a market that was already robust.
But the less obvious material is often where I find the most interesting items in Los Alamos homes. The Los Alamos Historical Society has published pamphlets, booklets, and monographs since the 1960s, many in very small print runs. Some of these publications are the only available accounts of specific aspects of the project or of early community life on the Hill. Families who have lived in Los Alamos for decades accumulate these publications casually — picking them up at museum events, receiving them as gifts, or buying them at the Bradbury Science Museum gift shop. By the time three or four decades have passed, those casual acquisitions can represent a substantial and valuable collection of local history.
Signed copies add another dimension entirely. The Los Alamos community is small enough that many residents knew the principal figures of the Manhattan Project era personally, or knew their immediate descendants. Signed books from Oppenheimer-era scientists, inscribed copies of memoirs, and presentation volumes given as gifts between colleagues turn up in Los Alamos estates with a frequency that would be impossible anywhere else. These items carry premiums that can be substantial — the combination of the author, the recipient, and the provenance creates value that far exceeds the book's worth as a mere first edition.
If you are clearing a Los Alamos home and you find books related to the Manhattan Project, the Lab's history, or the early days of the community, please do not assume they are common. Many of them are. But some of them are genuinely rare and valuable, and the only way to know is to have them evaluated by someone who understands the market. That is what I do.
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If you are trying to sell or clear books in Los Alamos, your local options are limited. Here is an honest look at what is available and where I fit in.
Mesa Public Library Friends Book Sale
The Friends of the Mesa Public Library run an excellent book sale, and it is essentially the only game in town for used books in Los Alamos. If you want to donate a collection of general-interest books to a good cause without leaving town, the Friends sale is a fine choice. But it is a donation, not a sale — you will not receive payment. And for collections with significant scientific or historical value, donating to a general book sale means those books will be priced at book-sale rates rather than evaluated for their true market value. I am not competing with the Friends sale — I solve a different problem: before you hand anything over, send me photos and I'll flag whatever is genuinely valuable so you can decide whether to sell it yourself.
Santa Fe Bookstores (Collected Works, Op Cit)
The nearest used bookstores are in Santa Fe, about 35 miles down the hill. Collected Works is primarily a new bookstore with limited used buying. Op Cit buys used books but is constrained by retail space and budget — they cannot take a 500-book collection. Both are good shops, but neither solves the problem of clearing a large Los Alamos library. If you want to drive a box of 20 carefully selected titles to Santa Fe, either shop might make you an offer — and knowing which 20 to pull is exactly what I can help you figure out from photos before you make the trip.
Los Alamos Does Not Have a Used Bookstore
This is the fundamental gap. A town full of some of the most well-read, heavily educated households in the country does not have a used bookstore. There is no local shop where you can walk in with a box of books and get an offer. That vacuum is exactly why this guide exists. Even though NMLP does not send a truck to the Hill, I bring the evaluation expertise to you remotely — so you know what you're holding before you drive anything down the hill or hand it to a local sale.
Where I Fill the Gap
Here is what none of the above offers: an expert eye, for free, on a large scientific and general library — telling you exactly what's valuable enough to sell yourself, what will do well at the Friends sale, and what's only fit for recycling, all from photos and a phone call. I am not trying to replace the Friends sale or compete with Santa Fe bookshops. I am solving the specific problem of what happens when you have hundreds or thousands of books in a Los Alamos home and don't know which ones matter. NMLP's pickup service is Albuquerque-metro only, so I won't be at your door — but the guidance is a call away, and NMLP's free 24/7 drop-off in Albuquerque is there for whatever you'd like to donate. You call me.
Frequently Asked Questions: Selling Books in Los Alamos
Does NMLP pick up books in Los Alamos?
No. NMLP's pickup service covers the Albuquerque metro only, and Los Alamos — about 100 miles away — is outside it. But you don't have to figure your books out alone: text me photos and I'll tell you, for free, which items are worth selling to a specialist, which will do well at the Mesa Public Library Friends sale, and which are only fit for recycling. The scientific and historical collections that come off the Hill are consistently among the most valuable in New Mexico, which is exactly why it's worth an expert look before anything leaves the house. Anything you'd like to donate to NMLP can be dropped free, any condition, at the 24/7 bin at 5445 Edith Blvd NE in Albuquerque. Call or text 505-250-3804.
What about classified materials or restricted documents?
I deal exclusively in personal libraries — commercially published books, journals, and materials that were always available to the general public. I do not handle classified documents, restricted data, or any materials with security markings of any kind. If you encounter anything that appears to have classification markings while clearing a library, contact LANL security directly. The material I can help you evaluate and place is the personal bookshelf every scientist accumulates as a private citizen: the physics textbooks, the Manhattan Project histories, the novels, the popular science. Nothing that was ever behind the fence.
A LANL retiree in my family left 3,000 books. What are my options?
A library that size in a LANL home is worth handling deliberately, because these collections often hide genuinely valuable technical and Manhattan Project material. NMLP does not do estate cleanouts or pickups in Los Alamos — that service is Albuquerque-metro only — so for a whole-house clearing on-site you'd hire a Los Alamos or Santa Fe estate service. What I can do is make sure nothing significant is thrown out by mistake: send photos of the shelves and of anything old, rare, or signed, and I'll help you separate the sell-it-yourself items from the ordinary ones. Ordinary readable books can go to the Mesa Public Library Friends sale; anything you'd rather donate to NMLP drops free at 5445 Edith Blvd NE in Albuquerque. Call 505-250-3804 to start the conversation.
Do Manhattan Project first editions really have value?
Yes, and often significant value. First editions of the major Manhattan Project histories are actively collected. Signed copies from figures associated with the project carry premiums that can reach well into four figures for the right combination of author, title, and provenance. Early Los Alamos Historical Society publications printed in small quantities carry values that surprise most families. The recent surge of public interest in the Oppenheimer story has pushed values higher across the entire category, and the market shows no sign of retreating. If you have Manhattan Project material, text me clear photos of the title and copyright pages and any inscriptions — condition and edition details matter enormously, and I can tell you whether it's worth taking to a specialist dealer or auction house.
Are conference proceedings worth anything?
It depends on the conference, the era, and the contents. Proceedings from major physics conferences in the 1940s through 1970s — especially those involving nuclear physics, weapons science, and early computing — can carry real value in the academic resale market. Proceedings that contain landmark papers by notable scientists are the most valuable, particularly if the print run was small. More recent proceedings from routine conferences have modest value at best, as the content is increasingly available digitally. I evaluate these individually and can usually tell you quickly which ones matter and which are routine.
What about scientific journals and bound periodicals?
Most scientific journals from the last 30 years have very limited resale value because the content is available digitally. Where journals do carry value is in the early and mid-twentieth century — bound runs of Physical Review, Nature, Science, and specialized physics journals from the 1930s through 1960s are collected by institutions and private collectors alike. If you have older bound journals, especially from disciplines connected to the Lab's early work, call me before recycling them. I will tell you honestly whether they have value or not.
Do you serve White Rock and the rest of Los Alamos County?
I help with collections anywhere in Los Alamos County — White Rock, the townsite, Pajarito Acres, and the Espanola corridor — but with remote guidance, not a pickup truck. NMLP does not drive to any of these communities; the pickup service is Albuquerque-metro only. Many LANL families have settled in White Rock over the decades, and the libraries there are every bit as strong as those on the Hill itself, so send photos and I'll help you identify what's worth selling and where to donate the rest.
What if I am not sure what is valuable in my collection?
That is exactly why I offer to look at photos before you sort, sell, or give anything away. Most people cannot tell the difference between a common college textbook reprint and a genuinely valuable first edition of the same title. A family member clearing a LANL retiree's library should not be expected to know which conference proceedings contain landmark papers or which signed copies are significant. That is literally what I do every day. You do not need to inventory or research anything. Just call, tell me roughly what you have, and text photos of the shelves and of anything that looks old, rare, or signed — I'll handle the evaluation from there.
I have a deadline — an estate closing or home sale. Can NMLP help fast?
NMLP does not run pickups or estate cleanouts in Los Alamos, so for a hard deadline on the Hill you'll want a local or Santa Fe estate-clearing service that can be on-site quickly. Where I can move fast is the evaluation: text me photos and I'll usually tell you within a day which items are worth setting aside to sell to a specialist, so they don't get swept out with everything else. Ordinary books can go to the Mesa Public Library Friends sale, and anything bound for NMLP can be dropped 24/7 at 5445 Edith Blvd NE in Albuquerque. Call 505-250-3804 and let me know your timeline.
What happens to books I drop off with NMLP?
No book goes to the landfill. Books with resale value get listed through NMLP's online channels — eBay, Amazon, and direct sales to academic dealers and collectors — and that resale funds the operation. Books with modest value go to the donation network: Little Free Libraries across Albuquerque, school programs, community organizations, and other nonprofits. Damaged books that cannot be read get paper-recycled. This is what happens to anything you drop at the 5445 Edith Blvd NE bin in Albuquerque; NMLP does not collect books in Los Alamos itself, so plan a donation drop-off around a trip you're already making.
Whether it is 50 paperbacks or 5,000 volumes from a lifetime at the Lab, send me photos and I'll evaluate the collection for free and tell you straight what's worth selling yourself, what to take to the Friends sale, and what to donate. NMLP doesn't pick up in Los Alamos, but the advice — and the 24/7 drop-off in Albuquerque — are yours. No obligations. No pressure.