Donate books

Donations of print and nonprint materials will be evaluated according to criteria described in the Collection Development Policy. Not all gifts of materials will be added to the collection and any donations or gifts not selected for inclusion will be disposed of at the discretion of the library. The library reserves the right to not accept gifts of print and nonprint materials dependent upon space limitations and items may be given to the Friends of the Universal City Public Library for book sales, recycled, or discarded. 

All gift purchases and donated materials added to the collection shall be integrated into the library collection as time permits. The library reserves the right to decide the location of the materials and is not obligated to keep donated materials for any length of time and does not accept responsibility for notifying donors of withdrawal or replacement of items. 

The Universal City Public Library accepts and welcomes donations of clean, odor-free, unmarked, and gently used books and unscratched and playable DVD's that may be added to the collection if they meet the library's selection standards. Donations must be dropped off inside the library. Please do not put donations in the library drop-box or leave on the library property when the library is closed.  

Donations that are not accepted by the library:
  • The library does not accept any items older than two years. 
  • Textbooks and encyclopedias are not accepted. 
  • Medical and computer materials published more than two years ago  from the current calendar year are not accepted. 
  • No magazines or archival materials are accepted. 
  • No VHS tapes are accepted. 
  • No items that are damaged beyond repair or show signs of mold, mildew, or considered a health and sanitary hazard.