Donating Cell Phones to the Friends
Donation Location:
All Santa Cruz Public Libraries branches accept donations of cell phones (in the clear cylinders set out on the library floor).
Donating eReaders to the Friends
Donation Location:
Library staff at the front desk at all Santa Cruz Public Libraries branches are happy to accept eReader donations to the Friends. We also accept eReader donations at the Friends Office in the Downtown Library Branch.
We Accept:
All brands of eReaders (with or without original packaging)
Donating Books and Media to the Friends
Books and media (including video and audio) donated to the Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries is sold in the Friends Bookstore and in Friends Book Sales to raise money to support the Santa Cruz Public Libraries.
If you have between 2 and 6 Boxes of Books…
Donate them at the Downtown Library Branch. To donate large quantities at the Downtown Branch or to get help with unloading donations, please tell a staff person at the front desk that you would like a hand unloading book donations. They will direct you to the back of the library (Locust Street) where a library aide will meet you.
If you have more than 6 boxes of books, please break up your donations to multiple trips so that library staff can accommodate the amount.
If you have 1 Box of Books (or just a few)…
You can donate them at any SCPL library branch! Donate at the front desk of the library branch during open hours.
We Accept:
Books in good condition
DVD’s and CD’s in their packaging
VHS tapes and audio tapes in their packaging
We Do Not Accept:
Magazines
Damaged, moldy, torn or smelly books
Encyclopedias
Out of date travel guides
Out of date computer manuals (more than 2 years old)
Out of date textbooks (more than 2 years old)
Records or LPs
DVD’s and CD’s without packaging
VHS tapes and audio tapes without packaging
All donations are tax-deductible.
