Bring no more than two 2 boxes to the desk at any denver public library location. Your used books make a big difference in the lives of americas veterans and their families. The friends of duncan library is a volunteerrun 501c3 nonprofit that supports the operations of the duncan branch library, located in the heart of the del ray neighborhood of alexandria, va. Donations friends of the norfolk public library, inc. How and what to donate to the library denver public library. Books for america, based in washington, dc, distributes donated books, movies, music and instructional cds, audiobooks, and more to organizations in the united states serving needy communities and individuals. Consider entering alexandria library s book trailer contest. Just click the schedule a pickup button below, choose a date for your donation pickup, leave your clearly labeled donations outside on the day you choose, and our driver will pick up your donation rain or shine. Your donations of gently used books and other media will increase the amount of the gift that we make to the richmond public library each spring, and your gift is.
Any location can accept your donation and provide you a receipt. Please note that this proposal does not apply to the current gift acceptance practices for the albert and shirley small special collections library. Depending on a few factors such as condition and popularity, we may add your materials to our collection for. The interior features colorful neon signs, a door connecting the library to its. During that time, please donate your books and media to one of these alexandria libraries. Overview and purpose the alexandria library the library welcomes donations, including gifts of money, books and other materials, artwork, documents, photographs, or property of any kind that support and further the library s mission and goals. The garfield county public library district accepts books, cds and dvds in good condition. We accept donations yearround to help stock our biannual fourday donate books. You can return your books to any of the nova campus bookstores or ship the book s to the. Donations of any gifts not specified in this policy will be considered on an. Friends of beatley central library alexandria, virginia. Just click the schedule a pickup button below, choose a date for your donation pickup, leave your clearly labeled donations outside on the day you. Donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
Programs are sometimes held outdoors in the book burrow, an outdoor story area funded by the friends of the burke centre library. Donate books in france bibliotheques sans frontieres libraries. If youre interested in supporting the ashburn library by joining the friends, please contact the group directly. The alexandria main library said they accepted up to two boxes of books. We challenge you to create an exciting and engaging trailer that will entice viewers into reading the book. Material donations chesterfield county library, va ccpl catalog.
Fairfax county, virginia the friends of the kingstowne library formed in june 2000 to coincide with the grand opening of the kingstowne library. The friends of the library resell books and media to the public in their book sales, with proceeds going to support the librarys programs. The city of alexandria is committed to recovering resources sustainably. Availability can change throughout the month based on the library s budget. Membership donations and monies raised by the friends are used to help fund activities and purchase materials not covered through the city budget. You may return items at book drops through monday, april 6. We generally pass donations along to the friends of the library. You can still place a hold on the title, and your hold will be automatically filled as soon as the title is available again. A great library needs more than books and computers it needs friends. Organizers for charity would love to keep our forests green and lush. Fairfax county, virginia lorton library serves the community of historic lorton, virginia, providing a collection of just under 50,000 items, twelve internet stations, a quiet study room with seating for six, free wifi access, and an 82 person capacity meeting room.
Friends of the ashburn library po box 911 ashburn, va 20146 colleen regan, president email. One of my favorite places to donate both books and magazines is to my local library. When donations at beatley resume, please leave your donation by beatleys circulation desk in the designated area. The kingstowne library opened in the kingstowne alexandria area on june 24, 2000. The library also offers 17 public internet computers and a collection of over 80,000 items including over 3,000 books in korean. The rust library accepts donations of books, dvds and cds.
History chartered in 1998, the alexandria library foundation, inc. One way to help preserve natures beauty is to donate your unwanted household items rather than just tossing them in the garbage. The majority of donated materials are sold in book sales, sponsored by the friends of the library, which raise funds to enhance library services. The lower level can be accessed from the side parking lot. Members only night is always the thursday night of the book sale and sundays are. Id suggest for you to call the library where you plan to donate to see if they have any restrictions on donating books.
Where to donate books and materials the following branches all take book donations during library hours. You are now on an internet site, but some of the resources in the desktop library will link to sites that are on the va intranet. Sherwood regional library, located in alexandria near historic mount vernon and gum springs, has been serving the needs of its community since 1971. If the books are very old andor in wide distribution, you may have trouble at a used bookstore. Friends of the library donations fairfax county public. Your gift will be acknowledged with letters to the honoree andor family members per your instructions. The group is active in enhancing library services by supporting library programs, outreach, the volunteer program and. The group is small, but actively dedicated to maintaining an ongoing book sale and other funding pursuits and activities. Book donations the friends of the jeffersonmadison library is a 501c3 organization. The rust library has a small ongoing book sale and a large annual sale in early december. Library staff members evaluate all materials to see if the materials. After that, you are asked to hold materials and return them when the library reopens. Please contact the loudoun library foundation if you have books to donate.
They sell the items in their bookstore on the third floor of the main library and in our branches, and generously donate the proceeds back to the library to support programs and services. We champion the power of stories, information and ideas. Book donations and other giftsinkind university of virginia library. If you would like to make a large donation, please. The closest metro stops are ballston and virginia square on the orange line. Friends of beatley library 5005 duke street 7037461702. The arlington public library and the friends and foundation of the arlington public library gratefully accept donations of books and audiovisual materials in good condition. Donate books friends of the richmond public library. Sherwood regional is the home of the local mount vernon farmers market on wednesday mornings from april into december. Bring items to any arlington public library location to donate.
Reducing waste and reusing is the most effective way to save natural resources, protect the environment, and reduce costs. Friends of duncan library supporting our library and our. Receipts for your donations are available at each branch. Even if the library does not need the magazines itself, for its patrons, many libraries hold a friend of the library sale where they can sell your used magazines to help with. Books for america has placed a new book donation bin at the chesterbrook shopping center on the 6200 block of old dominion drive in mclean.
Donate alexandria book library is a project born to be free, to be used by anyone without licensing costs. Please leave your donation in the friends closet at the norfolk public library or in the friends shed at the norfolk transfer station. If you itemize on your taxes, you can claim the donation. Give your unwanted items a second home via household item and clothing donations in alexandria, va, through greendrop. Top 7 places to donate magazines when decluttering your home. Donate your gently used books we welcome donations of gently used books, paperbacks, new text books, and dvds for our annual book and bake sale. Throughout the year, the kings county library accepts donations of books, cds, dvds at every branch library location. It an open source project, this means that if you want and if you can, you can easily modify it as you desire. Aurora hills, central library, cherrydale, columbia pike, glen carlyn, shirlington, and westover. All rental books must be returned to the alexandria campus location. Please note that the friends have cancelled the march 2020 book sale and are currently not accepting book donations through april 15. If you live in france, you can give a second life to your books, cds and dvds by donating them to libraries without borders. Please contact the loudoun library foundation if you have a large donation.
Donate friends of the library alexandria library foundation volunteer opportunities. The vha national desktop library is an online medical library available to staff va wide that provides fulltext access to clinical textbooks, journals and databases. Increase or decrease the font size for this website by clicking on the as. The library accepts donations of books, dvds, music cds and spoken audio on cd. You may drop off boxed or bagged donations at any library location. Barrett 717 queen street, burke 4701 seminary road, or duncan 2501 commonwealth avenue. We only ask that you do not change the link to our site. Greendrop has partnered with the american red cross, the military order of the purple heart, and the national federation of.
When we get our homes organized we usually end up with unwanted clothing, toys, books and other household items. Donating used books and media is a wonderful way to support the library. The branch serves its vibrant, growing community from a convenient location on the lower level of the landsdowne centre shopping center. Effective immediately the alexandria library is closed until further notice. Donations are accepted at any virginia beach public library. Stop by anytime to drop off your gently used books for.
One of our main fundraising efforts is our semiannual book sale. The library cannot and does not appraise books, artwork, or any other items. Clothes donations and toy donations are wonderful, but so are car donations, sporting equipment donations, appliance donations, furniture donations whatever charitable donation you can make, someone can use it, so schedule a time for a virginia charity donation pick up now. This is the motto of the friends of the sherwood regional library. Top places to donate used books when youre ready to donate used books as part of the decluttering process, heres the top places to consider, with suggestions for textbooks, kids books, novels, and more. In midapril we will reevaluate ifwhen to resume receiving book donations. No matter how big or small, your donations are needed and appreciated.
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