We accept donations of books and audio-visual materials that are recently published, of popular interest and in excellent condition. We also accept donations of board games and puzzles that are in excellent condition.
Donations are reviewed in accordance with our purchased material standards; items that do not meet those standards may be sold in our book sales or discarded.
We will accept up to 20 items at a time for books and audio-visual materials; 5 items at a time for board games and puzzles, delivered to City Centre or Poirier branch. For larger donations, we ask that you please email the Manager, E-Branch and Collections. No tax receipts will be issued for donated materials. Once received, the donations are the exclusive property of Coquitlam Public Library.
We do not accept the following:
- Water damaged, yellowed, moldy or mildewed items
- Textbooks and workbooks
- Encyclopedia sets
- Serialized publications, including newspapers, magazines, etc.
- VHS / cassette tapes
- Mixed media kits
- Books in languages other than English, French, Chinese, Farsi, Korean or Spanish