Donating Books and Media

We greatly appreciate

• Books
• DVDs
• Blu-rays
• Music CDs
• Audiobooks
• Current magazines (library drop-off only)
• Current textbooks
• Items in good condition with no pen, pencil, or highlighter markings

We do not accept

• Encyclopedia sets
• Old magazines
• Old textbooks
• Computer or medical books older than 3 years
• Travel books or maps older than 3 years
• Yearbooks
• Puzzle books
• Condensed book compilations (such as Reader’s Digest)
• Discards from another library
• Items with mold or a musty/smoky odor
• Items missing pages or parts
• Outdated media formats such as
  • Cassette tapes
  • VHS tapes
  • Phonograph records
  • CD-ROMs
  • Floppy discs

How to Donate

• Material donations can be made at any time of day in the blue drop box outside the door of the Friends Used Bookstore
• For donations too large to fit in the drop box
  • Drop off during Friends book sale days (1st and 3rd Saturday of each month)
  • Or contact Char Hall (262) 646-4519 or Marty Wiley (262) 366-7825 to make arrangements
• Donation receipts for tax purposes are available upon request
• Other guidelines
  • Materials donated to the library cannot be accepted on a conditional basis
  • Items not added to the collection cannot be returned to the donor
  • All containers become the property of the library