Policy 5: Library Donations

Donating to the Library

• Donated items are evaluated for acceptance under standard library system collection development guidelines.
• Donations are accepted at all Santa Rosa County libraries during normal business hours ONLY.
• Donations that are not placed in the library collection will either be given to the Friends of the Library groups or used for the library system's outreach program.
• Library managers will evaluate materials to see if they meet the needs and criteria for addition to the library collection.
• Library materials may not always be placed inside the library to which the materials were donated.
• Materials donated to and accepted by the library system become the exclusive property of the library system.
• Not all materials donated to the library system will be added to the library's collection.

Acceptable Donations

Acceptable donations include the following items in good condition:

• Audiobooks on CD
• Blu-rays
• Classic literature
• DVDs
• Fiction books
• Non-fiction books published within the last two years
• Playaways

Unacceptable Donations

Unacceptable donations include:

• Cassettes
• Computer software and games
• Encyclopedia sets
• Homemade copies of any type of media.
• Items in poor condition that are: 
  • Mildewed
  • Moldy
  • Soiled
  • Water damaged
• MP3 CDs
• Outdated non-fiction
• Readers Digest Condensed books
• Textbooks
• VHS

A brochure that includes criteria for suitable donations is available at each library or online.