Here's how to DONATE what we REALLY need...
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 Bring your donation in a box, crate or carton to the library at - 
 501 South Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291.  Check their website for business hours: https://www.lapl.org/branches/venice
Plenty of parking. Ask to borrow a rolling book cart at the front desk if needed.
Items will be inspected and may not all be accepted. 
For options on where to donate leftovers, see below. 
Receipts are Available:  Receipts noting the number of items donated are available on request. A determination of the fair market value of donated materials for tax purposes is the responsibility of the donor.
The Friends of the Venice Library Welcome Donations of the Following Materials:

* Hardcover & Paperback Books in EXCELLENT Condition
                                 * Of a quality that YOU would want to buy *
* Bilingual books - Libros bilingüe esp. Spanish and English/español e inglés
* Audiobooks - on CD - make sure all discs are included
* Music CDs/DVDs - make sure all discs are included
* Comics & Graphic Novels - in good shape
* 2023 Calendars, Notecards
* Unopened games and puzzles
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​We are Unable to Accept the Materials Below:
* Books which are missing pages, smelly, warped, torn, stained, mildewed, damaged, wet, or in poor condition
* Books missing their cover book jacket
* Textbooks & Reference Materials 
* Reader's Digest Condensed Books or Time-Life Sets
* Encyclopedias 
* Magazines, Periodicals, or Professional Journals
* VHS Videos or Video/Computer Games
* Computer Software
* Audiobooks on Cassette
* Records
​* Music on Cassette Tapes
* AudioVisual Media that is Copied, Incomplete, or Without Original Case & Notes.
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Disposal of such items costs money and reduces funds available to the library for the purchase of new materials. Please sort your load to be sure that materials like those listed above are not included with your donation.
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Book Donation Policy
The following guidelines apply to donated materials: All donations become the property of the library. Librarians will evaluate donated materials to determine which will be added to the library collection. Content and format, condition, number of copies already in the collection, the need to provide a balanced collection, patron interest and other considerations may affect whether or not a book is added to the collection. Donations that are not added to the collection will be given to the Friends of the Venice Library. They will be offered for sale in their book sales. Proceeds are returned to the library and are used to purchase new materials. Donations that are not appropriate for the collection and not appropriate for book sales will be discarded.
OTHER PLACES TO DONATE: ​​
Boys and Girls Club of America - BTS Thrift Store  -  Goodwill - Little Free Libraries - Local DAR Chapters - The Council Shop - Operation Paperback -  Salvation Army -  St. Joseph Center  - The Last Bookstore (Their Rebookit program offers free pickup in LA County) - Venice Family Clinic - Veterans Administration of L.A.   Paperbacks only/(310) 268-4350 -  Vietnam Veterans of America - Whammy! Analog Media may take old VHS tapes