Books & Collections
Donations

Book, CD/DVD and Collection donations are BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.  If you have two bags or boxes of books or less, you can bring those during any open hours.

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Note: Please HOLD ALL BOOK DONATIONS UNTIL NOVEMBER 11 (after the Fall Book Sale). 

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For more than that, please contact the Library Director to make an appointment. Items (e.g., books, CDs, DVDs, audio books) must be boxed or bagged in non returnable containers. Any loose or damaged items will be discarded. Please ensure you have adequate assistance when dropping off items as library staff may not be able to unload items while you wait. This process will be in place until further notice. 

 

​PLEASE no more than five boxes/bags per donor per week. Also, consider the weight of the boxes and if the staff can lift them. 

 

​We love that you want to donate to us, but ask that you help us by following the guidelines at right. These criteria help us process your wonderful donations in the most efficient and safest way possible.

 

​Here's what our staff and volunteers do with your donations:

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• Set aside new books to be considered for our collection

• Organize, box and store all the high quality materials for our next book sale

• Recycle/throw away items that are too old, damaged or otherwise not salable

• Box the remainders for shipping to an online book seller

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​What to Donate

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• Hardcover and softcover books—clean and in good condition

• DVDs

• Audio books

• Music CDs

• Special Collections

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When We Accept Donations

• We accept donations by appointment during open library hours. No appointment required for less than three boxes/bags. 

• Please, no more than five bags/boxes per week.

• Please use non returnable containers that don't weigh more than 40 lbs.

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Some Items We Cannot Accept

• For health reasons, we cannot accept moldy, water damaged, or rodent damage items.

• Textbooks, magazines, encyclopedias, computer manuals, outdated instruction books, dictionaries or thesauri. 

• Audio cassettes, VHS tapes or LP records

• Sample, copied or incomplete CD/DVD sets

 

What to Do with Items We Will Not Accept

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Discard

• Moldy, water or rodent damaged materials; these are a health hazard for our volunteers

• Personally recorded items including "burned" or copied digital materials

• Incomplete DVDs, music CDs, audiobooks​

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Recycle

(e.g., charities, county/city/private recycling)

• Activity books, workbooks

• Annuals, yearbooks

• Audio cassettes, VHS tapes, LP records

• Books in poor condition

• Books published by magazines (e.g., Reader’s Digest, Time-Life Books)

• Computer software and manuals

• Directories, telephone books

• Encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri

• Free, examination or advanced reading copies

• Journals, newspapers, magazines

• Law books and related

• Print materials in languages other than English or Spanish

• Reference material over 5 years old

• Tax and government documents or forms

• Textbooks, course packets