What items are accepted as donations?

Books, audio and visual items. FPL does not accept magazines or computer software.

How are non-library books, audio & visual items placed in the book drops handled?

Items received through the book drops are routed to the processing department. If the item is owned by another library, the item is routed to Adult Services and mailed to the owning library.

How are non-library books, audio & visual items given to library staff handled?

They are routed to the processing department to be boxed and sent to storage.

What if a non-library item was accidentally placed in the book drop and the patron is inquiring about it?

These items are treated as a donation and sent to storage. Library staff is unable to search for a specific item because of the large amounts of items in storage.

How are non-library books, audio & visual items found in the library handled?

These types of items should be given to library security. Security will handle them as lost and found items.

If a patron wants to donate a specific item(s) to be cataloged and placed in the library’s collection, how should library staff handle this?

Take the item(s), or refer the patron directly, to the appropriate selector for that area of the collection. The selector will decide if the item(s) should be placed in the collection or not.

Where should patrons drop off their donations?

Patrons can drop off donations at the Patron Services desk; for larger donations, staff can direct them to the library’s receiving room and advise patron to ring the doorbell. A patron may request a receipt for their donation. Donation receipts are located at the Patron Services Desk and in the staff area. Library staff cannot provide a monetary value for their donations.

What happens to donated items after the library receives them?

All items are routed to the processing department to be boxed and delivered to storage. They will be sold at the library book sale. All proceeds go to the Farmington Library Foundation.