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Donate Your Materials

Where to Donate

Friends of the Library accept items in donation bins at the library locations listed below. Call ahead to confirm space is available before dropping off your items.

How Donations Are Reviewed

Gifts are evaluated based on the same criteria as purchased materials. Acceptance of donated items is subject to the discretion of the collection development librarians. Donated items not added to the collection are not returned to the donor, but instead are offered to the Friends of the Library, which provides funds for system programs. Monetary donations are encouraged as an alternate form of giving that allows collection development librarians to choose materials guided by the Collections Development Policy.

Items That May Not Be Accepted

Most Friends of the Library groups do not accept the following materials:

  • Used magazines and National Geographic
  • Encyclopedias and textbooks
  • Reader's Digest Condensed Books
  • VHS and cassette tapes

You can search the Recyclestuff.org database operated by the Santa Clara County's Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission to find local organizations and agencies that may accept these and other materials.

We recommend contacting any organization before visiting to confirm what they accept and to check operating hours.