FAADL is accepting donations at our new location* at 265 Parkland Plaza during the following times:

DUE TO LABOR DAY WEEKEND, WE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING DONATIONS SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST AND SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST

Wednesday-Sunday 1 pm to 4 pm

Donation hours will expand once we have

volunteers available for additional shifts

*We are no longer accepting donations at the Downtown AADL

***DUE TO LIMITED VOLUNTEER HELP, PLEASE LIMIT DONATIONS TO 10 BAGS OR BOXES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING CD DONATIONS AT THIS TIME***

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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

LIMIT DONATIONS TO TEN BAGS OR BOXES

***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 (published in last 15 years), 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

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

DVDs

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Books with outdated information

Book collections with more than five volumes (ie: George Eliot's Works, etc.)

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 first loading dock at 265 Parkland Plaza. Please ring bell next to the door for assistance. We are no longer accepting donations at the Downtown Library.