- Donations are accepted at 509 Esty Street every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 9:00am - 12 noon.
If you want a tax receipt, please print out a
counting form 
and fill it in
before you arrive. Be sure to give the total number of books you are donating in each price category.
Please read the information about acceptable donations and tax receipts.
Donating Books
All the books sold during our Fall and Spring sales have been donated by individuals and groups in our community. We also receive books from the local libraries, colleges, and universities. We do not hold books over between sales, so each sale represents a completely new round of donations. We thank our community for making our sales possible.
Donation Guidelines
Small numbers of books may be put through the self-service drop slot at any time, except when the Sale is actually in progress. The books should be put into plastic bags which available in the mailbox right underneath the the drop slot.
Those with a large number of books should come during the staffed donation hours (listed above) when someone is on hand to help you. If you have an extremely large number of books to donate, please call ahead (272-2223) to make special arrangements.
If you want a receipt, please print a counting
form and fill it in before you arrive,
making sure to count the number of books you are donating in each price category.
If you come outside the posted donation hours, no one will be there to accept your books or to give you a signed receipt.
Our sales are only as good as our donations. We can only sell books that are in good condition. Books that are moldy or smelly, have torn covers or missing pages, or have been nibbled on by the family pet cannot be sold. Please recycle these books yourself.
Acceptable Items
- We gladly accept:
- items which are in good condition, clean, dry, mold-free
- books with covers
- audio books on CDs and tapes
- LPs, CDs, commerically produced cassette tapes
- DVDs and commercially produced videos
- puzzles and games
- children's encyclopedias
- encyclopedias published before 1940 or after 1980
Unacceptable Items
- We do not accept:
- items which are unhealthy to handle or dirty, moldy, smelly, burnt, chewed or wet
- books missing covers
- National Geographic magazines
- most magazines (We do accept certain magazines, so please call in advance to find out whether we accept what you have.)
- encyclopedias published between 1940 and 1980
- encyclopedia year books
- Reader's Digest condensed books, except large type edtions
- Law case, statute, and regulation books
- catalogs
- PhD theses
- AAA Travel Guides except the 2 most recent years
Tax Receipt
Since we are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, you may be able to deduct the value of your donation on your income taxes if you itemize deductions. If you want a receipt for income tax purposes, please complete a counting form
to
bring with your donation. We will then provide you with a signed receipt that you may use when
filing your income taxes. If you come outside the posted donation hours, no one will be there
to accept your books or to give you a signed receipt.
We do not assign a value to the books you donate. We provide information, by category, of the opening and closing day book prices. You must determine the value of your donation. If you are donating a book that you believe will sell in Collector’s Corner, please list the book separately in the space provided.