Donations may be brought to the back of the Downtown Library during library business hours. Enter lot off William Street, ring intercom buzzer at door and tell receptionist that you have books to donate. Donation bins are directly inside the door.

Donations may be eligible for a tax deduction on federal and Michigan state income taxes. To make a record of your donation, use the form provided in the holder next to the door of the security office.

To request that a volunteer pick up your donations for delivery to the library, call 302-7774 or send an email message to the Bookshop Director through the Contact Us link. The volunteer will provide you with the appropriate tax form upon pickup.

Hints for donating to the Friends' Book Shop:

We Especially Need:
• Books published in the last five years
• Children's books/jigsaw puzzles/sheet music
• Cookbooks
• Sets of books by classic authors (Dickens, Twain, Conrad, etc.)
• Paperback novels, mysteries, science fiction
• Compact discs, audio books, videos
• Records (no 78's unless they are jazz, rock or blues)
• Textbooks under 10 years old (will take law & medical textbooks before 1910)

We Don't Need:
• Computer books more than 5 years old
• Reader's Digest condensed books
• Magazines (unless they were published before 1950)
• Encyclopedias that are more than 20 years old (except 9th and 11th editions of Encyclopedia Britannica)
• Book club hardcover novels from 1930 - 1990's
• Books left over from other book sales or used book stores
• Books that are moldy, dirty, or torn