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- Outdated non-fiction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.