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Book Donations

The library appreciates your interest in donating to us. We will gladly accept donations of your new or gently used books, CDs, DVDs and BluRays. Out of consideration for others, we request that you do not drop donations in the book returns or leave them in bags and boxes outside the library. A form letter for tax purposes is available upon request; however the estimated valuation of the donation is the responsibility of the donor.

Unfortunately, the library is unable to use donations of textbooks, encyclopedias, magazines (including National Geographic) or materials that are musty, dirty, stained, yellowed, or worn. Please, no VHS tapes, cassette tapes, games or puzzles.

Good news — many other organizations will gladly accept the material that we cannot use! Here is a list of alternative places where you can go to recycle, donate, sell any materials not suitable for library donation.

Curbside Recycling

Recycling helps the environment! You can easily recycle your unwanted books and magazines along with your household paper recycling. You will need to remove the covers from any hardback books before placing them in the recycling bin. Media discs, VHS and cassette tapes are not recyclable. Please discard these with your household trash.

BetterWorldBooks.com

Better World Books is an online for-profit bookseller of used and new books, which donates a percentage of its profit to literacy programs around the world.

BooksforAfrica.org

Books for Africa is a non-profit organization dedicated to distributing books to children and adults in Africa.

Operation Paperback

A non-profit organization that collect gently used books for American troops overseas, as well as veterans and military families here at home.

Reach Out and Read

Reach Out and Read is a non-profit organization that promotes literacy in children. They collect gently used children’s books at drop off locations throughout New Jersey. For a complete list of drop off locations please visit their website: RORNJ.org