Library Branch Info:

CONTACT INFORMATION: —Open 7 Days (hours vary)—
703-689-2700 TTY 711
11925 Bowman Towne Drive
Reston VA 20190-3306
Hall Baldwin
Branch Manager

Department Resources

Friends of Reston Regional Library

We Wish We Could but We Can't

Fairfax County Public Library branches cannot accept donations for the duration of the current COVID-19 health crisis. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

The Friends of the Reston Regional Library are an active group of volunteers who support the public library through ongoing and special semi-annual book sales. Through the generosity of the Reston Friends, the Reston Regional Library has been able to sponsor special children's programs and other cultural events, fund new service desks, needed furniture, equipment and supplies.

Book Sales

The Reston Friends has an ongoing book sale near the library entrance and also hosts multiple annual sales at the Reston Regional Library.  For information on upcoming sales, please visit the Friends of the Reston Regional Library website.

Donations

For the latest information on book donations in Reston, always check the friends’ website: https://www.RestonLibraryFriends.com/Book-Donations.html

The Friends rely on donations to run our book sales and raise money for the library and community. Donations can be brought to the Library.

  • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day the library is open.

  • Limit 2 copy-paper sized boxes per day!

  • NO highlighting, underlining, torn pages, water, mildew, animal, or smoke damage.

  • If you have A large collection of books to donate and they meet the guidelines, contact us at RestonFriendsPR@gmail.com

Before bringing your donations to the library, please review our guidelines below regarding books we can and cannot accept.

YES, PLEASE - DO DONATE

  • Books for readers of all ages, from newborn to 99+

  • Good condition used books in fiction or non-fiction

  • New books, best sellers, coffee-table, gift books

  • Cookbooks - very recent or favorite classics

  • Non-English books - non-fiction only; educational books such as dictionaries, language learning,"Berlitz", word concepts, etc.

  • Educational materials - Recent (typically within the last 5 years) text books, test-prep materials. No high school or college foreign language text books.

  • Especially desired non-fiction subjects: Art, Biographies, Business, History, Investing, Philosophy, Science

  • Collectible books, antiquarian items, books prior to 1950

  • Collectible magazines - Prior to 1950

  • New Magazines - Less than 3 months old

  • Other media - CDs, DVDs, audio books on CD, Great Courses DVDs

  • Good condition puzzles or games (all the pieces)

NO, THANK YOU

  • NO books with heavy underlining, dogeared pages, smoke, water, pet damage, mildew or dirt.

  • NO VHS tapes, audio cassettes, or phonograph/vinyl records

  • NO books, novels, text books, history books in foreign languages EXCEPT "how to learn a language"

  • NO self-help, relationship, medical books more than 3 years old

  • NO travel books more than 3 years old

  • NO maps, atlases, TripTiks, etc.

  • NO National Geographic, Smithsonian, oversized magazines, or free/membership magazines (AARP, AAA, etc.)

  • NO remainders from yard sales, rummage sales, etc.

Note: Donations close when space is not available, a week or so before and after our two big semi- annual sales, and mid-December to early January, to give our volunteers a holiday.

please contact us via email at RestonFriendsPR@gmail.com if you want to make sure donations are open before coming to the branch.

In addition to individual memberships, the Reston Friends also welcome corporate donations in a variety of formats. Some area businesses provide in-kind donations of food and supplies to help keep our volunteers up and running during book sales.

We list these local businesses on our website and encourage the community to patronize them. Corporate Donors can be found on the Reston Friends Sale Sponsors page.

Some businesses offer matching donations when their employees make a cash contribution to our organization. Some employers offer "free" volunteer hours to encourage their employees to become involved in the community.

If you're a company interested in donating, or would like more information, please contact the Reston Friends at RestonFriendsPR@gmail.com.

Donations of these minimum amounts enters you onto our Membership Roll for one year and entitles you to access to our Members Night sales in Spring and Fall:

  • Senior (65 years and over): $5.00
  • General Membership: $15.00

To become a Friend of the Reston Regional Library, please visit the Reston Friends website:

Friends of the Reston Regional Library website

Meeting Dates

Meetings are held quarterly (February, May, August and November). Dates, times and locations are announced to members.

Contact the Friends of Reston Library

Email us: Send an email to the Reston Friends

  • To receive our newsletter, with notices about upcoming sales and events, you can sign up for our email list.  Send an email to us at RestonFriendsPR@gmail.com.

Call us: 703-829-5467

Visit the Reston Library Friends website for more information.

Facebook: /RestonLibraryFriends

X (Twitter): @LoveBooksReston

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