While the library is very pleased to receive donations that expand our collection in identified areas of need, there are things donors can do to help us take best advantage of your donations.

• Please call in advance (or drop by when we're open) to see if we want and can use your particular donations. There are many types of books or books in certain conditions that we cannot accept and our space for warehousing unwanted books is extremely limited.
• These are some donation types we welcome:
  
  • New hardcover books by popular authors, published within the past year that the library may not own.
  • Movies on videotape or DVD with original packaging in good condition
  • Books on CDs or cassettes with original packaging in good condition
• These are some donation types that we regretfully cannot make use of:
  
  • Books damaged by water, damp, mildew, smoke, mold, animal gnawing, food, or with torn pages or scribblings
  • Textbooks
  • Regular (small) format paperbacks
  • Encyclopedia sets
  • Large back issue collections of magazines
  • Instructional videos that came with building supplies or appliances
  • Homemade/home-recorded videotapes or ripped DVDs/CDs

The library also welcomes the following types of non-book related donations:

• Craft supplies
• Construction paper
• Buttons
• Craft Foam
• Feathers
• Other craft items
• Gift Cards to places such as Michaels, Staples, Office Max, Walmart, and Target
• Copy Paper

Remember—all it takes is a quick call or visit to make sure that we're the best recipient for your donations and can make good use of them once you deliver them. And if we can't use your donations, we'll be happy to make suggestions for other good uses of these items. Like you, we don't want to see them go to waste.