Donating Books and Other Items

All the books and other items sold during book sales have been donated by individuals and groups in our community or withdrawn from the Library’s collection. We do not hold donated items over between sales, so each sale represents a completely new round of donations. We thank our community for making our sales possible.

Donation Guidelines

Small numbers of books media donations may be in the book drop at any time, as long as they are marked as donations.

Those with a large number of donations should bring them to the library during open hours.

If you have an extremely large number of books to donate, i.e., 15 or more boxes of books, you must make special delivery arrangements. Please call 508-892-7020 and speak to the Library Director or the Assistant Director to set a time to deliver your books.

Our sales are only as good as our donations. We can only sell books that are in good condition.

Acceptable Items -- We gladly accept:

items which are in good condition, clean, dry, mold-free
blank books
audio books on CDs and tapes
commercially produced CDs and DVDs
board games and puzzles

Unacceptable Items -- We do not accept:

items which are unhealthy to handle or dirty, moldy, smelly, burnt, chewed or damp
books missing covers
magazines, including National Geographic
encyclopedias published and encyclopedia year books
VHS or music cassette tapes
homemade DVDs, CDs, videos, or cassette tapes
Reader's Digest condensed books
law case, statute, regulation, or text books
catalogs
maps

A receipt for tax purposes is available. Please ask a staff member when you drop off your materials.