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Donation Guidelines

Do you have books, videos, compact discs, or tapes that you wish to donate to our library district? The staff appreciates your interest in helping to stretch our budget dollars and add to your community’s resources. Here are some guidelines to help you when donating:

We can accept:

Materials in good to excellent condition
Bestsellers, both fiction and non-fiction
Hardbacks, paperbacks, and magazines
Gently used DVDs, CDs, videos, audio tapes, and records
We cannot accept:

Soiled, torn, worn, moldy, or damp materials
Books on business, tax, law, real estate, computers, travel, and health published over 3 years ago

The library reserves the right to decide what to do with your donations. We may decide to: add them to the library’s collection; put them in the Friends of the Library Book Sale; discard them; or donate them to another library or organization.
The library requests that all donated materials come in a storage container. We will keep the container or box.
The library cannot provide a call back or return unused donations.
The library can give you a receipt for tax purposes, but cannot put a dollar amount on your donation.
The library may occasionally be unable to accept donations because of limited storage space. It is always best to call ahead.

Book Donation Alternative

If the material you have to donate does not match the criteria for the Henderson District Public Libraries, please consider the following alternative for giving.

Goodwill Industries - (702) 990-6095

Note: Accepts almost all books for resale in Goodwill stores. Call for drop off information.