Do you have some new or used books to donate to your local library? Are you looking for a book sale to add items to your home library? You’re in the right place!
Read below to learn about guidelines for donating books to libraries; which libraries always have something for sale; and learn about upcoming community fundraisers, including book sales, to support your library.
Book Sales
Several libraries also have ongoing book sales or periodic book sales. Scroll down for details or click here to see a list of seasonal book sales at our libraries.
Donate books to a library
Most of our libraries can accept books in like-new or good condition! Here are the general guidelines for acceptable materials—and what we can’t accept:
We will gladly take:
- Books published within the last 5 years
- Recent Bestsellers
- Clean copies of classic titles (e.g. not highlighted or written in, nor items which are not in good condition)
- CDs or DVDs
- Children’s books in good condition
Sadly, we cannot take:
- VHS Tapes or Cassettes
- Encyclopedias
- Textbooks
- Magazines
- Reader’s Digest Condensed Books
- Records or Vinyl Albums
- Books with water damage
- Books with other poor conditions such as smoke exposure (including cigarettes), insect activity, mold, or mildew
Most of these items are best disposed of by including them in your paper recycling* or waste disposal.
*Check with your recycling authority to ensure items are locally recyclable
Libraries that CAN accept book donations:
- Collinsville Community Library
- Children’s books: drop off any time
- Donations of other books: Only on 1st Friday of February, May, August, and November
- Dover Area Public Library
- Accepts book donations any time the library is open
- Please call ahead in the weeks immediately before large book sale events
- Dillsburg Area Public Library
- Accepts book donations in March and August
- Red Land Library
- Accepts book donations any time!
- There are bins outside and inside the library
- Hufnagel Public Library of Glen Rock
- Temporarily not accepting donations
- Guthrie Memorial Library – Hanover’s Public Library
- Accepts book donations on Mondays only
- Kreutz Creek Library
- Accepts book donations on select dates. Contact library!
- May call to set a donation appointment outside these dates
- Village Library – a shelf of books for sale in the library
- Accepts book donations between noon and 7pm on Thursdays
- Accepts current and prior-year children’s items any time
- Limit 2 boxes/bags per drop-off
- Kaltreider-Benfer Library
- Accepts book donations by appointment only
- Paul Smith Library of Southern York County
- Accepts book donations by appointment only
- Glatfelter Memorial Library
- Accepts book donations by appointment only
- Mason-Dixon Library
- Accepts book donations by appointment only
Libraries that CANNOT accept book donations:
- Hufnagel Public Library of Glen Rock (temporarily)
- Martin Library
Please do not dump book donations outside of these libraries. It incurs extra cost and fines to the library for excess trash pickup and disposal.
Find a Book Sale or Fundraiser
Many of our libraries have a ‘perpetual sale’ shelf in addition to bigger book sale fundraisers! It’s always fun to see what’s on the shelf. Prices vary by item and location.
Special book sale events throughout the year
Several libraries have annual or seasonal book sales! These are our current periodic book sales:
- Dover Area Public Library
- Two big book sales every year, held at Brookside Park
- Dillsburg Area Public Library
- Two big book sales in spring (late April) and fall (late September) at the library
- Red Land Library
- Quarterly book sales in March, June, September, and December
- Guthrie Memorial Library – Hanover’s Public Library
- Semi-annual sales and special events throughout the year
- Kreutz Creek Library
- Large book sales in the Municipal building across the street
- Don’t miss the Peach Sundae sale and book sale at the annual Hellam Carnival!
- Village Library
- Special off-site book sales at the Jacobus Blast during July and Christmas in Loganville
- Paul Smith Library of Southern York County
- Big book sale events in spring and fall
- Glatfelter Memorial Library
- A large fundraiser in April leading up to Give Local York Day
Want to directly support your libraries with a monetary donation?
