Gifts and Donations

Notice to Library Donors

Park Ridge Public Library appreciates your generous donations of books and non-print materials to the Library. (See Library Gift policy for monetary donation information.)

However, the lack of available storage space for booksale items and considerations of saleability and handling time required have made it necessary to issue the following guidelines:

  1. Please be sure any donations you contribute are in readable/playable condition. Dirty, flood-damaged, mildewed or otherwise damaged materials are not saleable and must be disposed of at Library expense.

  2. Items donated should contain useful current information. Outdated information (e.g., scientific, technological, tax, investment, medical, educational, legal, etc.) may do more harm than good. Areas such as history or literature age more "gracefully" than information on science and technology.

  3. Donations of the following types of materials will not be accepted by the Library:
    • Textbooks
    • Non-current business and professional books
    • Magazines and journals other than American Heritage, Horizon or publications of similar quality. The Library has a very complete collection of National Geographic and regrets that no further donations of that title can be accepted.
    • Reader's Digest Condensed Books
    • Encyclopedias

Thank you again for considering Park Ridge Public Library for your donation.

Alternative Suggestions:

  1. Local preschools, schools, hospitals, or senior citizen facilities might be able to use magazines for projects or browsing.

  2. Veterans' Hospitals

  3. Call Maine Township for (847-297-2510) for lists of other social agencies.

  4. Recycle magazines and dispose of old books at home via Arc Disposal scheduled pickups..

  5. Goodwill Industries (708) 442-3606