MATERIALS DONATION POLICY​

Please email the Friends to make an appointment or if you have any questions: [email protected] ​
NOTE: All donations must be in excellent shape to either go in the library's collection or be sold at our Book Sales.   

A good question to ask is: ​​
Would I buy this for $2 in its condition?  
​If the answer is NO; we don't want it.​
Please DO NOT place items in book return bins or leave them outside library doors.
We accept new or gently used:
  • BOOKS IN GOOD CONDITION -            Both Paperbacks & hardcovers
  • ALL topics/fiction or nonfiction
  • Art books/coffee table books
  • Children's books
  • Comic books in good condition
  • Music CDs with original case
  • DVDs
  • Audiobooks on CD 
  • ​Puzzles/Games​ with all the pieces
Things We CANNOT accept:
  • ​Anything with obvious wear & tear on the outside or inside and If it starts to fall apart upon opening that's a hard NO.
  • Anything written on or marked up in or out like school books with underlining or highlighting, etc.
  • Books missing their original cover jacket ​
  • Anything with Water damage or Moldy pages
  • Dated travel guides or other outdated material
  • Former public library or school library books ​
  • Advanced Reader's Copy books
  • Old Media - computer software/VHS/cassette tapes/copied or incomplete media/ 
  • "For Your Consideration" DVDs
  • ​​Magazines/Dictionaries/Encyclopedias
  • Pamphlets
  • Old equipment manuals​
If you itemize deductions, your donation may be tax deductible. The Friends can provide a receipt, but it will be up to you to determine the value of your donation.
The money raised by book sales supports programming, purchases equipment and materials not included in the library’s budget, and maintains the Friends operating costs.  
​These places also accept DONATIONS.
BTS Thrift Store          
Goodwill          
Little Free Libraries       
Operation Paperback         
The Council Shop ​  
The Last Bookstore (Rebookit program offers free pickup in LA County)           
The Salvation Army          
​Vietnam Veterans of America  
Whammy! Analog Media may take old VHS tapes          
​Local DAR Chapters (paperbacks & magazines for the VA) ​