Thank you for your interest in donating to the Person County Public Library. The library welcomes monetary gifts and material donations. The library reserves the right to accept or decline acceptance of any gift. Upon receiving the donation, it becomes the sole property of the Person County Public Library. The library reserves the right to decide the disposition of each gift. The library accepts gifts according to the following guidelines: 

MONETARY GIFTS 
The library welcomes and appreciates monetary contributions. The gift will be placed in an operational line where funds are needed at the discretion of the Library Director. 

DONATED MATERIALS 
The library accepts gifts of gently used books, DVDs, and CDs. The same evaluative criteria that are applied to selection of purchased materials are used to decide whether or not donated items will be added to the Library’s collection. Donated books that are not added to the library’s collection, may be used in our Little Free Libraries, or sold by the Friends of the Person County Public Library to support library programs and services. 

The library accepts:
 • Hardcover and paperback books that are new, clean, and are in very good condition.
 • Commercially produced DVDs / CDs that are new and in very good condition with no scratches, cracks, or damage.

The library will not accept: 
• Books that are moldy, mildewed, musty, or that have broken bindings, missing pages, writing or highlighting, torn or missing covers, soiled pages, smoke, water, or other damage 
• Books with bugs
• Readers Digest (or other condensed books) 
• Textbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries, law books, workbooks or study guides
• Magazines nor magazine collections (including National Geographic and Readers Digest) or Professional Journals 
• Audiocassettes
• Wall maps
• Homemade or bootlegged audio-visual materials
• Computer programs, software, or guides 
• Boxes that have been in long-term storage, stored in your garage or shed, or in trash bags 
• Boxes that have not been inspected by the donor 

Donations should be brought to the library in a sturdy, unsealed box for easy inspection and storage. Due to limited staff and storage space, the library will not be able to immediately empty boxes / containers to return to donor. Please limit your donations to two boxes per month in order for staff to review and store. Donated items should not be left outside the library by the front doors, the book drop, nor on the loading ramp. Items that are left outside of the library will be thrown away. 

GIFTS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY: 
Because the library does not serve the function of a museum, gifts of items for permanent display or preservation are not accepted unless the item is specifically related to the Person County Public Library.