Donating Materials to the Friends

DONATION SCHEDULE

FAADL is now accepting donations the following times:

Tues-Saturday 12 pm to 7 pm

Sun-Monday 12 pm to 3 pm

***We are currently offering a donation Pick Up Service up to 10 small moving boxes. We are in the process of revising our Pack Up Service and will update our website when we are again able to pack up and pick up book collections. Please fill out this form if you are interested in having your donations picked up.***

FAADL accepts donations of gently used books and other materials in order to sell them and raise money for library programming. Therefore, please keep in mind that all donated materials must be in saleable condition. Review the below guidelines for more information on what we accept.

ALL DONATIONS MUST BE BAGGED OR BOXED. WE DO NOT ACCEPT LOOSE ITEMS

WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING BOXES LARGER THAN 16 1/2" X 12 1/2" X 12 1/2"

BAGS MUST BE NO LARGER THAN STANDARD GROCERY SIZED BAGS

***Please be sure to leaf through all books and other materials to remove valuable items such as photos, checks, cash, and important documents before donating your materials. FAADL is not responsible for lost valuables donated in error.***  

Accepted Items (all items must be in good condition)

Recent* fiction, history, political and social sciences, biography, memoir, cookbooks, psychology, self-help, nature, humor, sciences, performing arts

Children's books

Classics and collectibles

Books on gardening, crafts, home repair and improvement, art, architecture, animals, pets, poetry, philosophy

Travel books published in the past five years

Textbooks published in the past five years

Complete audiobooks on CD with no or few scratches

Complete puzzles and board games

DVDs and CDs with no or few scratches

Like-new greeting card envelopes and cellophane (NOT greeting cards)

*published in the past 15 years

Rejected Items

Water damaged or moldy books

Books that smell of smoke, mildew, or other unpleasant odors

Books with ripped or missing pages or covers

Books with broken spines or loose pages

Books with outdated information

Romance and mystery mass market

Travel books published more than five years ago

Textbooks published more than five years ago

Incomplete puzzles and board games

Scratched or missing DVDs and CDs

Empty CD cases

Loose CDs

CD organizers with or without CDs

VHS and cassette tapes

Audiobooks on cassette tape

Records

Magazines

Catalogs

Encyclopedias

Donation Drop-Off Location

Donation drop-off is located at the loading dock of the downtown branch of the Ann Arbor District Library, located at 343 S. Fifth Ave. The loading dock is accessed through the employee parking lot located on E. William St., directly west of the University of Michigan Credit Union. If the loading dock door is closed, please ring the bell to the left of the loading dock (next to the employee entrance).