BOOK DONATION GUIDELINES

 

The Grant Public Library accepts:

• New or gently used hardcover and paperback books

• Media materials (DVD, CD audiobooks) in good condition

 

The Library CAN NOT USE the following materials:

• Cassette tapes

• VHS tapes

• Encyclopedias

• Textbooks

• Dictionaries

• Books that show damage, including highlighting and/or handwriting, water damage, mold, dust, and animal damage

• Books that smell strongly of cigarette smoke or pets

 

Donations are Tax Deductible

• At your request, library staff will provide you with a letter of receipt that you may fill out for tax purposes. 

Bringing Donations to the Library

• The library accepts donations only when the library is open

• PLEASE, DO NOT PLACE DONATIONS IN THE BOOK RETURN OR BESIDE THE ENTRANCE.

• Please bring your donations in small boxes or bags that can be easily carried. (Due to OSHA regulations, staff are not allowed to lift heavy boxes.)

• Bring donated items in boxes/bins/bags you do not want returned

 

What does the Grant Public Library do with donations?

• All donations are greatly appreciated. The library adds donated items to the collection, sells them in the library book sale room, donates them to other nonprofit agencies, or recycles them. 

• The money raised through sales and cash donations helps to fund programs and/or purchase of books and other materials.

 

What can I do with materials the library cannot accept?

• Most thrift stores accept books and other materials as donations.

• Damaged books can be recycled as mixed paper.​​​