Book and Media Donation Guidelines

Your donations must be in good enough condition
for others to want to buy them!

We will NOT accept:

  • Puzzles or non-video games.
  • Encyclopedias.
  • Condensed books, except for large print.
  • Magazines or journals.
  • Books with any underlining or highlighting.
  • Books that are musty, battered, water-damaged, missing pages, etc.
  • Tapes of any kind, including cassettes, VHS and audiobooks on tape.
  • Textbooks that are more than 15 years old.
  • Outdated travel guides.

We WILL accept:

  • Hardcover and paperback books in good condition.
  • CDs, DVDs, LPs, and Audiobooks (on CD) in good condition.
  • Special collections (antiquarian, comics, etc.). Please contact us to discuss your collection.

There are two locations to donate your books and media:

Monday – Friday from 9 AM – 1 PM
Book Store Donation Pod (next to the Book Store)

141 Boardman Road (rear of Library building)
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

  • All books should be in good, clean, sell-able condition (see above guidelines).
  • Items should be in cardboard boxes. No bags or loose donations.
  • Items should be stacked neatly inside the Pod starting from the back, working your way toward the front.
  • Volunteers will not be available to assist with unloading vehicles.
  • Receipts will not be available at this time.
  • Donations will not be accepted in the Book Store itself.
  • For larger donations (10 or more boxes), please contact the Friends at (845) 485-3445 x 3423 or book_store@poklib.org for individual instructions.
Photo of Friends' Book Store Donation Pod

Saturday from 10 AM – Noon
Adriance Memorial Library Parking Lot

GPS Locator: 22 Noxon Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

  • All books should be in good, clean, sell-able condition (see above guidelines).
  • Items should be in cardboard boxes. No bags or loose donations.
  • Items should be placed neatly inside the Library District’s white van.
  • Volunteers will not be available to assist with unloading vehicles.
  • Receipts will not be available at this time.
  • Donations will not be accepted in the library itself.
  • For very large donations (10 or more boxes) contact the Friends at (845) 485-3445 x 3423 or book_store@poklib.org for individual instructions.
Photo of Library District White Van

Please note that these donation drops are closed whenever the Library District is closed (in the event of weather, holidays, etc.).

Questions? (845) 485-3445 x3423 or e-mail book_store@poklib.org

Your monetary donation to the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District provides support to the Library District by helping fund events such as Summer Reading, Big Read, Author Talks, expanding library collections and services.

Your support makes this possible. Thank you!

Donations accepted through PayPal.
All major credit cards accepted.
You do not need a PayPal account to donate.