Library Taking Used Clothing Donations

WARWICK, RI — Bring used clothing  to Warwick Public Library’s central branch.wood-frame clothing donation shed for distribution to the needy by St. Pauly Textile Inc.

St. Pauly Textile Inc. has partnered with the library to provide the shed,  designed to give community members a  clean, convenient, and well-cared-for option to donate their used clothing, library administrators announced Monday.

Accepted items include clothing, shoes, belts, purses, blankets, sheets, curtains, pillowcases, and stuffed animals. If you have any questions,  contact Aaron Coutu, the Library’s director, at acoutu@warwicklibrary.org or 401-921-9759.

St. Pauly Textile Inc. partners with a network of businesses and various organizations to distribute donated items both here in the U.S. and worldwide, where they are ultimately re-worn by people who need them. With more than  1,300 clothing drop-off sheds in place, St. Pauly Textile Inc. collects more than 200,000 pounds of clothing every day and estimates that this clothing ends up in 44 different countries, including the US, annually. In 2018, the company was able to help keep more than

20 million articles of clothing out of landfills. The company was founded in 1996 and is an A+ rated member of the Better Business Bureau.