Donate To The Friends

How

To

Donate

Donations accepted

November 16 - April 12

Tuesdays, Wednesdays,

Thursdays, & Saturdays, 9-12

If these donation times don't work for you

or you have 14 or more boxes to donate,

call 607-272-2223 or email info@booksale.org

to arrange an appointment.

Location: 509 Esty Street, Ithaca NY 14850

Preparing items

for donation:

~Small moving boxes are

good size. Bags welcome.

(If you have trouble lifting it, so will we.)

~Pack books flat in box.

~See guidelines below.

Donating 14 boxes

or more?

Call 272-2223, or email to make a special appointment.

Need a tax receipt?

Print and complete the

online form BEFORE coming to the book sale building. Record the total number of donated books in each category.

How To Donate

books in any language in good condition, clean, dry, and mold-free
CDs, music & audio books,
commercially recorded
DVDs or Blue-Ray
encyclopedias published before 1920
maps
some magazines (see list)
miscellaneous:sheet music, current calendars, unused cards/postcards, photo albums (empty), & unused blank books
puzzles and games
sewing patterns
software and manuals
textbooks less than 10 yrs; classics in the field
vinyl records (LPs, 78s, 45s)

We Gladly Accept...

What To Donate

What Not To Donate

Sorry, We Can't Take...

Our sales are only as good as the donations we get. We can only sell books in good condition. Books that are damp, moldy or smelly, have torn covers, missing pages, or have been nibbled on by the family pet cannot be sold. Please recycle these books yourself.

Please Do Not Donate Books That Have...

Worn or Torn Cover

Wavy Pages (Water Damage)

Missing Cover

Dog-eared Cover

Dirt or Mold in Book

Cover Detached

Dirty

Chewed

Broken Binding

Other Items We Cannot Take

items unhealthy to handle - dirty, moldy, smelly, burnt, or wet (if you wouldn't give it to a friend, please don't give it to the Friends!)
textbook, written in or underlined, or more than 10 years old
calendars from earlier years
catalogs
VHS tapes, cassettes tapes, 8-track tapes
theses or dissertations
general encyclopedias published after 1920
encyclopedia year books
homemade DVDs or CDs
case studies, statutes & regulations law books
Reader’s Digest condensed books, except large type editions
children's encyclopedias
children's magazines
AAA Travel Guides
most magazines (see list)