Book Donation Guidelines

 

The Cloquet Public Library appreciates the many people who wish to support our library by donating books, movies, and other materials. Please note the following guidelines for donating items:

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Donations are accepted during the months of February, March, May, June, August, September, November, and December. Donations are added to the Library’s collection if they meet the same standards as those required of purchased materials. Most donations are not added to the collection, but are sold by the Friends of the Library to fund Adult, Teen, and Children’s programming. Material judged not suitable for the collection or for the Friends book sale is discarded. The guidelines for donating materials are as follows:

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We accept:

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• Hardcover and paperback books for children, teens, and adults

• Contemporary and classic fiction

• Popular nonfiction such as cookbooks, biographies, and history

• DVDs

• Audiobooks on CDs

• Music CDs

• Puzzles

 

We CANNOT accept:

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• Books in poor condition (stained, yellowed, moldy, torn, musty)

• Encyclopedias

• Textbooks

• Readers Digest condensed books

• Outdated reference books

• Audiobooks on cassettes

• Music cassettes

• VHS tapes

 

Donations must be delivered to the Library when we are open and may not be left outside the door or placed in our book drop.  If you have more than two boxes of books, please call ahead to make sure we can accommodate the donation.

The Library will, upon the donor's request, provide a receipt for donated items but cannot assign a value to donated materials. Once accepted, donations are property of the Library and cannot be returned to the donor.