Donate Books and More

Ways to Donate: Books and More

Donate Books and More

Make a Monetary Donation

Volunteer

The Friends gladly accept donations of gently used books and more based on the general guidelines below. Some items may be added to the Library's collection, but the majority are sold at our monthly sales or in our Main Library Bookshop.

What we would like to receive:

Gently used hardback and paperback books, fiction and non-fiction, for children and adults
All antique or collectible books regardless of condition, including first editions and autographed copies
Multi-media (music, books, and movies) including record albums and commercially recorded cassettes, CDs, DVDs

What we do not accept:

Damaged books (broken spines, missing covers, stained, mildewed, excessively highlighted or underlined)
Reader's Digest Condensed Books
Magazines including National Geographics
Textbooksover five years old
Encyclopedias over 10 years old
Obsolete or outdated items

If you still have questions about what we will or won't accept, please call 505-768-5167.

Where...When

Donations can be dropped off during regular hours at any branch library except Ernie Pyle, Special Collections, or Westgate. Library Hours and Map

Value of your donation

Your donation is tax deductible. Although we are unable to assign a dollar value to your donation, we are happy to give you an Acknowledgement of Donation at the time of drop-off.

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