Check out library's free cart
The Del Norte County Library District has a free book cart outside the front doors of the main branch on various genres from fiction to non-fiction to children’s books, you name it. The selection changes daily. And the best part - you may take whatever you like – for FREE.
If you would like to donate books, staff asks that you not put your donation on the cart but instead call us at 707-242-9794. At this time, we are only accepting children’s books and best sellers.
The following guidelines apply to donated materials:
· Donations become the property of the library.
- · Donations will be evaluated for addition to the collection, subject to the same criteria as all other materials. (Content and format, condition, number of copies already in the collection, the need to provide a balanced collection in which a variety of subjects and viewpoints are represented, cost of processing, patron interest; these and other considerations may determine whether or not a book is added to the collection).
- · Donations which are not added to the collection will be given to the Friends of the Library; they will be offered for sale in their book sales. The proceeds from these book sales come back to the library and are used to purchase new materials.
- · Donations which are not appropriate for the collection and not appropriate for the books sales will be discarded.
The following types of materials will not be accepted as donations:
· Textbooks - · Reader's Digest Condensed books
- · Encyclopedias
- · Computer software manuals older than 3 years
- · Magazines older than 2 years
- · Outdated atlases, travel books, price lists for collectors, etc.
- · Books/literature smelling of cigarette smoke
- · Materials which are missing pages or parts, mildewed, wet, stained, dirty, spider webbed or in poor condition
Receipts are available and will note the number of items donated. A determination of the fair market value of the donated materials will be the responsibility of the donor.
How to deliver donated materials:
If you would like to donate books, staff asks that you not put your donation on the cart but instead call us at 707-242-9794. At this time, we are only accepting children’s books and best sellers.