Total Equity Now is collecting new and like-new books that will be delivered to families and individuals currently residing in shelters and transitional living facilities across Harlem, by Dec. 22. Donations will be accepted until Dec. 15 at the following locations:

*Community Board #11 (1664 Park Ave. between 117th & 118th); La Casa Azul Bookstore (143 E. 103rd St. between Park & Lexington); East Harlem Cafe (1651 Lexington Ave. at 104th); Community Board 10 (215 W. 125th St. between 7th & 8th, 4th Fl.); Astor Row Café (404 Lenox Ave. at 130th); Literacy Partners (P.U.S.H. Literacy Zone) (127 W. 127th St. between 7th & Lenox); Harlem YMCA (Literacy Zone) (180 W. 135th between 7th & Lenox); Make My Cake (121 St. Nicholas at 116th); Community Board #9 (16-18 Old Broadway between 125th & 126th); Sisters Uptown Bookstore  Cultural Center (1942 Amsterdam Ave. at 156th).