Friends Book & Media Donations

What makes a good donation?

Please keep in mind this rule of thumb when deciding what to donate, “if you wouldn’t buy the item yourself, please don’t donate it.”

The Friends incur costs to recycle leftover materials which decreases the amount of funds that the Friends can donate to the library for special programs.

We accept books and media that meet these requirements:

• Book covers in good condition
• Pages are white – not yellowed or visibly aged
• Current book topics with large audience appeal
• Media – only DVDs and BluRays
• Jigsaw Puzzles – enclose all pieces in a Ziploc bag (include note for missing piece(s) and puzzle location), place in original box and secure with a rubber band.

We DO NOT ACCEPT the following items:

• Books that show signs of aging, heavy use, or mold or are water-damaged or missing pages
• Books with pages marked up or highlighted
• CDs, VHS, vinyl records, cassette tapes
• Magazines or pamphlets
• Encyclopedias and reference books such as dictionaries, thesaurus, and foreign language translations
• Books on childcare, parenting, computers, business, finance, travel guides
• Books on topics in the areas of cooking, gardening, home care, and decorating that are more than 10 years old
• Textbooks
• Games
• All books on Faith/Religion including Bibles and devotionals