New Chapters is Kisharon Langdon's social enterprise, transforming donated books into meaningful opportunities for adults with learning disabilities and autistic people to develop the skills, confidence and experience needed for the world of work.
Based in our 3,000-square-foot warehouse in Harrow, New Chapters operates as a thriving online second-hand bookselling business with a powerful social purpose. Every donated book and every order placed helps create opportunities for the people we support to learn, contribute and thrive in a real working environment.
Working alongside our dedicated staff and volunteers, participants play an active role in the day-to-day running of the business. From sorting and quality checking donations to listing books online, managing stock, processing customer orders and preparing deliveries, every task helps build practical skills and confidence.
Developing skills for the future
At New Chapters, individuals gain hands-on experience in a genuine commercial setting while developing valuable transferable skills, including:
These experiences help participants grow in independence, prepare for future opportunities and take meaningful steps towards volunteering, further training and, where possible, paid employment.
New Chapters also provides supported work experience placements for college students and young adults with learning disabilities, offering a safe, inclusive environment where they can develop workplace skills at their own pace.
Every book makes a difference
As a social enterprise, every book donated and every purchase made directly supports New Chapters and its mission. Income generated through the business is reinvested to create more opportunities for people with additional needs to develop their skills, increase their independence and reach their full potential.
Whether you're clearing your bookshelves or searching for your next great read, you can make a real difference.
Donate Books
Give your pre-loved books a second life while helping adults with learning disabilities and autistic people gain valuable workplace skills and experience.
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Browse thousands of quality pre-loved books. Every purchase supports New Chapters and helps create brighter futures through meaningful employment opportunities.
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Donating your books to New Chapters is a simple way to support meaningful employment opportunities for adults with learning disabilities and autistic people.
Books can be donated directly to New Chapters or dropped off at any of our Kisharon Langdon social enterprise locations across North London. While your book donations support New Chapters, we also encourage you to visit our other social enterprises, where every purchase helps create opportunities, promote independence and support the people we work with.
Before donating, please check that your books meet our acceptance and condition guidelines.
We are unable to accept:
- Children's books
- Prayer books
- Encyclopaedias or Judaica volumes
- Ex-library books
- Books in languages other than English (including Hebrew)
- CDs or DVDs
Collection & drop-off
Collection service available (fees apply). Alternatively, you can drop off your books at:
- New Chapters – Harrow
- Bike Shop – Bell Lane
- Gift & Homeware Store – Finchley Road
- Maccabi House – Edgware
Warehouse opening hours
Monday to Thursday
10:30am – 3:30pm
Please call ahead before visiting on 020 8427 3491 so we can prepare to receive your donation.
Book condition guidelines
Our quality control team carefully checks every donation to ensure it is suitable for resale. Books that cannot be sold unfortunately create disposal costs for the charity, so we kindly ask that donations are:
- Clean and in good condition
- Free from water damage or mould
- Free from excessive writing or highlighting
- Complete, with no missing or loose pages
- Suitable for resale
Thank you for helping New Chapters create opportunities through every book donated.
Come and find us
Get in touch with the New Chapters team to find out more about our accessible arts, crafts and wellbeing programme based in Harrow.
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