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I've gotta agree with Girl & Lamp. And no one has suggested the following:

Books: For the ones I can part with, I came up with bi-annual book swaps with girlfriends - one for beach reads in the summer and another for winter hibernation. Addresses clutter and doesn't impose it on your local library - they don't want your old S*&^%!!

Sheets/Duvets (not towels): Craigslist - besides homeless shelters which cater to only those they serve/most destitute, there is a growing working class in cities especially (I live in DC) that may be steps up from being in a shelter, but still need help - think single moms, spouses incarcerated etc. I have put listings for my washed, folded clean sheets on CL free to those who need them and I literally got 30 responses in the first day, some almost begging for my clean cast offs. You wouldn't think people would want them but there are plenty of folks in need that are just a step up from getting govt/city subsidized help. They also retain their pride in knowing that the pick up is anonymous and direct, not a hand out.