Book Donations

Thank you for your consideration of the Ira J. Taylor Library. 

Bulk donations are not being accepted at this time – some exceptions may be made at staff discretion with prior conversation:

Currently donations are limited to one (1) box per person per quarter (3 months/season).

Should you wish to donate a box of books, please take a photo of the books on shelf before you box them (so that the spines are clearly visible) so we get a good sense of what is included.  If you’d prefer to, a spreadsheet would also be acceptable: include title, author/creator, year of publication, and ISBN if it has one and email the photos/list of items to: library@iliff.edu

Please use our catalog to check that the item is not already in the collection, as items we already have are not likely to be added to the collection.

Staff will give you a call or email to follow up.

In keeping with library policy, we examine all donations in order to determine whether the materials fit the subject interests and scope of the collection. If we find that we have an item already, or that it is not a good match for our collection, we may use it in our book sale fundraising, or send it to Better World Books to find a new home. Note that Library staff may choose to accept or deny donations at their discretion. 

Donations of books should be free of mildew, mold, water damage, and excessive dirt or dust; if books with these are discovered, any books in the same container will be disposed of for safety.  Additionally, books with highlighting/marking, excessive spine damage, missing covers, or missing pages are unlikely to be considered (exceptions may be made for books of limited print, or published more than 50 years ago – 1972 and older).

Filling out the form, as well as clicking the box below, indicates your acceptance of this policy as listed in the paragraphs above.  If you would like a receipt of donation, we require that this form be filled out prior to your donation.