Donation Guidelines

We accept donations on the third Saturday of each month from 11-1PM. Upcoming dates are as follows: October 21; November 18; December 16; and January 20.

Used books, CDs, and DVDs in very good to excellent condition are accepted if they fit the guidelines below:

Please, no –

  • magazines
  • standard travel guides more than 4 years old
  • vinyl records, VCR, or cassette tapes
  • encyclopedias, dictionaries, Bibles
  • books in poor condition (e.g., no mildewed, yellowed, tattered, soiled, dusty, or torn or written-on pages or covers)
  • handouts and information from meetings, conferences, research institutions
  • textbooks
  • middle school or YA novels

Here is an example of donations we will gladly accept:

good donation

And here are some examples of donations we will not accept:

damaged book

book tattered

mags

Thank you for your donation!

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