The Friends want your used books and media!

All types are welcome – fiction, non-fiction, children’s, young adult, hardcover, and paperback. We also accept DVDs! Donated books and DVDs are sold to raise money for ongoing Library and Friends’ events. Please follow the guidelines when donating books.

 There is always a marked bin available in the mezzanine just inside the side entrance for small donations.

Guidelines:

  • Books should be in good readable condition.

  • We accept donations during Book Donation Days.

  • We also accept DVDs

  • Please do not donate books with broken spines, missing pages or covers, water damage, or mildew.  Please discard any books that have a mildew odor. It is difficult to get rid of mildew, as it spreads easily among books.

  • We cannot accept magazines, text books, encyclopedias, CDs, VHS video tapes, cassette tapes, or software.

  • Please do not put book donations into the library book return bins.

Book Donation Days:

We take donations during our book sales on the first Saturday of each month with the exception of June (coincides with the opening of Ashland’s Farmers’ Market) when our book sale falls on the second Saturday of the month and September (the first Saturday after Labor Day).

Donations are accepted in the library parking lot from 10 am to 1 pm where Friends will be available to assist.

You can drop off smaller donations anytime the library is open in the donation bin located off the parking lot in the mezzanine.

There will be Mini Book Sales during donation days from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.

For more information, please contact our president at: president@friendsoftheapl.org

Charitable Gifting Options

 

  • Donate appreciated securities directly to a qualified charity. The charity would need to have (or to set up) a brokerage account to receive the assets. The donor avoids paying capital gains taxes on the shared donated and should receive a tax deduction (capped by gross adjusted income). The charity should pay no capital gains taxes on the sale of the gifted shares and can use the proceeds towards their mission. 
  • The donor can establish a donor advised fund (DAF), an donate in-kind appreciated securities to the fund. Once in a DAF, the securities can be sold and the proceeds sent out directly to one or more qualified charities. This eliminates the need for the charity to have a brokerage account as they are receiving a cash gift. The donor avoids paying capital gains taxes on the shares donated and should receive a tax deduction in the year in which the funds are donated to the DAF (capped by adjusted gross income). 
  • An IRA owner who is at least 70.5 years old can make a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) from their IRA directly to charity. The distribution is sent directly to the charity and is not counted as taxable income to the donor. The donor does not receive a tax deduction for the gift, but benefits in that it reduces future required minimum distributions. 

**Please confirm with a qualified tax professional any potential benefits and/or limitations for any giving strategy based on your unique tax situation.