PLEASE DO NOT DROP OFF
- Books in large, heavy supermarket produce boxes except when you leave the books and take with you the heavy produce boxes when you leave. If they are left we have to pay to recycle these and they cost us time and effort to dispose of.
- Books that are not yours unless previously approved by us.
- Books that are not in very good condition and that someone would not be very willing to buy.
- Books that have been stored in a garage, water stained, have pages written on, the binding is broken or cracked, the dog has chewed on the corner, etc.
WHEN AND WHERE YOU CAN LEAVE DONATIONS
You can bring your book donations to the Library as follows:
- For a small volume donation (10-20 books), you can drop them off in the FOL donation cart upstairs any day Monday through Saturday during library hours.
- For a large donation of books (6 boxes or more), please bring them downstairs to our book room Mon-Wed-Fri between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Alternately, contact us () to schedule a drop off. You can drop them off Inside the door of the FOL book room downstairs next to the elevator. There is a hand-cart inside our book room to load boxes.
- Please don't ask the library staff to help you as they are busy with their duties.
BOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, CDs, DVDs, etc.
Bainbridge Island Friends of the Library gratefully accepts your donations of books and other items. We also are very happy to receive a check or credit card cash donation. Checks should be mailed to: Friends of the Library, 1270 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110. See column to the right for secure credit card donations. We are an all-volunteer group and all of the donations received are used in support of the Bainbridge Public Library.
We accept:
- Books and audiobooks
- Magazines less than 1 year old
- CDs
- DVDs
- Maps
- Puzzles and games that are complete.
We cannot accept:
- Cassette tapes
- VHS tapes
- Books that are damaged, i.e. broken spines, loose or torn pages, pages that have been written in or highlighted
- Books that are moldy, dirty, damp, water damaged or infested with insects.
If you would not want it in your house because of condition or the age of the format, we cannot sell it. We know it is difficult to throw a item away, but it can be done.
Receipts:
You can get a receipt for your donation at the Children's Desk. Donations to the Bainbridge Island Friends of the Library are tax-deductible to the full extent allowable by law. The Bainbridge Island Friends of the Library is a non-profit. tax-exempt organization approved by Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Friends of the Library are good stewards of your donations and squeeze all the value possible from your donation. Here is the life of your donation:
It is sorted and scanned. The most valuable are sold online. If its value is between $5 and $2, it goes through three sales before it goes to a subject section. If it is below that, it goes directly to its subject section. All items that cannot be sold at the Friends' book sales are rescanned and sold online or sent to a vendor that distributes or recycles them.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE BAINBRIDGE ISLAND FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
