STUDENT-LED Charity project.
We give pre-loved books a new home—and turn small acts of generosity into support for our community.
01 / OUR STORY
A second shelf. A new reader.
The name SecondShelf reflects what we do: help a book move from one person’s shelf to another. A book someone has finished can still be enjoyed by a new reader, while its sale helps us support PALS Autism School.
We started in October 2025 to raise funds for PALS Autism School in New Westminster, British Columbia, by selling donated books.
02 / HOW IT WORKS
Most of our activity happens in person through charity book sales. Instagram plays a smaller role, helping people find us and get in touch about donating or buying books. We collect books from students and families, sort them by type and condition, and prepare individual books and sets for sale.
We log the books we receive and track our sales income and expenses in separate records. Both records are linked below so visitors can follow the project’s progress.
View our records ↓We donate cash raised through the project, along with books, to PALS Autism School. Our visits help us stay connected with the school we support.
ON OUR SHELF
A glimpse of the books we’ve shared.
Ask our team about current availability.
Typical prices may vary with the books, their condition and the size of a set. Contact us for current availability.
03 / OUR IMPACT
Cumulative cash contributions to PALS.
Donated directly to PALS.
View the team’s sales income and expense records in Google Sheets.
View our record of books received by the project in Google Sheets.
Recognition of our school visit, participation and support · September 23, 2026
04 / THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT
Leader & Website Designer
Coordinates the team, external communication, activities and community visits, and leads the website’s design.
Organizer
Helps organize book collection, sales and project activities, and coordinates team tasks.
Organizer
Supports the planning and running of book collection, sales and project activities.
Director
Supports the project’s online presence and helps share its activities with the public.
Art Director
Creates digital posters and promotional designs for book collection and sales.
Social Media & Publicity
Manages social media and publicity to reach donors, readers and supporters.
Volunteer
Helps with book collection, sorting, sales and community events.
LOOKING AHEAD
Our aim is to collect a wider range of books from students and families and help them find new readers.
We plan to make it easier to track books received and sold, income, expenses and donations.
We hope to continue fundraising and community visits, building SecondShelf into an ongoing student-led project.
05 / GET INVOLVED
Want to donate books, help at a sale or volunteer? Scan the QR code from our poster to get started.
Questions? Message @secondshelfbook ↗#106–2096 W 41st Ave
Vancouver, BC
Please contact the team to arrange a handoff before visiting.