Donate Materials

Donate a New Book

Consider donating money to purchase a book of your choice. A bookplate featuring the Storytime sculpture, The Record sculpture or Library's logo will acknowledge the honoree and/or donor. Complete a Donation and Dedication Request Form and mail it to the Centerville Library along with your donation.

Guidelines for Donating Materials:

Donations go to the Friends of Washington-Centerville Public Library, a 501c3 non-profit that makes grants to the Library from selling donated and discarded books at annual book sales.
Please see the list below for items that will be accepted. Please consider donating items we cannot accept to another non-profit like your local Goodwill store.
Only one or two boxes of materials can be accepted at one time.
For larger donations, please email wcplfriends@gmail.com in advance to schedule a drop off.
Please bring donations to the Checkout Desk at Centerville Library, Monday through Friday during business hours.
Donation receipts are available, however, the Library cannot state the value of a donation.

Donations of the following items ARE ACCEPTED:

Donations of the following items WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Damaged, dirty or heavily used materials (i.e. items with mildew, mold, dirt, water damage, missing pages/covers)
Annuals and Yearbooks
Audio cassettes, VHS tapes, LP Records
Britannica, World Books, or any type of Encyclopedia
Case Law and Procedural Books
Dated Reference Material (over 5 years)
Directories, Telephone books
Newspapers and Magazines
Tax and Government Document Forms
Music CDs
Books on CD or Playaway
DVDs & Blu-rays

Thank you for supporting the Washington-Centerville Public Library. For more information, contact the Library.