Book Giving Tree

book donations | monetary donations

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book donations

There are two easy ways to donate books. (Paperback books only, please.)

(Please contact us if you are an individual or group seeking to receive a list of children’s names and their requested books. Sponsor one child or an entire classroom!)

  1. Visit our online wishlist, and the books you select from our wishlist will be shipped directly to the Book Giving Tree.
  2. Shop at your local bookstore or other online retailer, and ship the books to us at:

    Book Giving Tree
    c/o Laura Cox
    6314 Clara Street
    New Orleans, LA 70118

We encourage local donors to visit independent bookstores in New Orleans. The following bookstores are participating in the Book Giving Tree by offering discounts and hosting a ‘drop off’ site.

Garden District Book Shop - 15% discount

Octavia Books - 10% discount

Maple Street Children's Bookshop - 10% discount

Please see our list of 100 books every child should read for a complete list of books (and prices of each book) we hope to collect.

monetary donations

There are two easy ways to donate money.

  1. Donate online using Tulane’s secure donation page. Please use Area of Giving Code 919194.
  2. Send a check payable to ‘Tulane University’ with memo ‘C.A.C.T.U.S. Book Giving Tree’ to:

    Laura Cox
    C.A.C.T.U.S. Book Giving Tree
    Tulane University
    Suite 102 Lavin-Bernick Center
    New Orleans, LA 70118

Please contact us if you are an individual or group seeking to receive a list of children’s names and their requested books. Sponsor one child or an entire classroom!

tax information

The Book Giving Tree is a Tulane University project. Tulane's federal tax ID number is 72-0423889.

© 2008 Book Giving Tree