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.
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10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day the library is open.
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Limit 2 copy-paper sized boxes per day!
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NO highlighting, underlining, torn pages, water, mildew, animal, or smoke damage.
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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
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Books for readers of all ages, from newborn to 99+
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Good condition used books in fiction or non-fiction
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New books, best sellers, coffee-table, gift books
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Cookbooks - very recent or favorite classics
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Non-English books - non-fiction only; educational books such as dictionaries, language learning,"Berlitz", word concepts, etc.
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Educational materials - Recent (typically within the last 5 years) text books, test-prep materials. No high school or college foreign language text books.
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Especially desired non-fiction subjects: Art, Biographies, Business, History, Investing, Philosophy, Science
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Collectible books, antiquarian items, books prior to 1950
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Collectible magazines - Prior to 1950
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New Magazines - Less than 3 months old
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Other media - CDs, DVDs, audio books on CD, Great Courses DVDs
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Good condition puzzles or games (all the pieces)
NO, THANK YOU
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NO books with heavy underlining, dogeared pages, smoke, water, pet damage, mildew or dirt.
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NO VHS tapes, audio cassettes, or phonograph/vinyl records
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NO books, novels, text books, history books in foreign languages EXCEPT "how to learn a language"
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NO self-help, relationship, medical books more than 3 years old
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NO travel books more than 3 years old
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NO maps, atlases, TripTiks, etc.
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NO National Geographic, Smithsonian, oversized magazines, or free/membership magazines (AARP, AAA, etc.)
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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.
