Donate To The Friends

How

To

Donate

Donations

until April 18

10 or fewer boxes

Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays,

9-12 noon.

11 boxes or more,

call (607-272-2223)

or email info@booksale.org

for an appointment.

Location: 509 Esty Street, Ithaca NY 14850

Preparing items

for donation?

Please read the following

donation guidelines.

Donating 11 boxes

or more?

Call 272-2223, or email to make a special appointment.

Need a tax receipt?

Print and complete the

online form BEFORE coming to the book sale building. Record the total number of donated books in each category.

books in any language in good condition, clean, dry, and mold-free
CDs, music & audio books,
commercially recorded
DVDs or Blue-Ray
general encyclopedias published
before 1920
maps
miscellaneous:sheet music, current calendars, cards/postcards, photo albums (empty), & unused blank books
puzzles and games
sewing patterns
software and manuals
vinyl records (LPs, 78s, 45s)

We Gladly Accept...

Sorry, We Can't Take...

Our sales are only as good as the donations we get. We can only sell books in good condition. Books that are damp, moldy or smelly, have torn covers, missing pages, or have been nibbled on by the family pet cannot be sold. Please recycle these books yourself.

Please Do Not Donate Books That Have...

Worn or Torn Cover

Wavy Pages (Water Damage)

Missing Cover

Dog-eared Cover

Dirt or Mold in Book

Cover Detached

Dirty

Chewed

Broken Binding

Other Items We Cannot Take

items unhealthy to handle - dirty, moldy, smelly, burnt, or wet (if you wouldn't give it to a friend, please don't give it to the Friends!)
calendars from earlier years
catalogs
VHS tapes, cassettes tapes, 8-track tapes
theses or dissertations
general encyclopedias published after 1920
encyclopedia year books
homemade DVDs or CDs
case studies, statutes & regulations law books
Reader’s Digest condensed books, except large type editions
children's encyclopedias
AAA Travel Guides
most magazines