Donate

Generous donations of books and money allow the Friends to support the Davis Library
in a variety of ways.

Monetary Donations

Choose from the following options to make a monetary donation to the Friends of the Davis Public Library.

Donate Online

Donate by Credit Card, Debit Card, or PayPal.

Donate by Check

Send a check to the Friends of the Davis Public Library.

Friends of the Davis Public Library
P.O. Box 91
Davis, CA 95617

Book Donations

The Friends of the Davis Public Library welcomes donations of new and used books, magazines, DVDs, CDs, LPs and puzzles with a few exceptions below.

These donations are the lifeblood of our ability to serve the Library. Your donations are put to good use – they might become part of the Library collection, sold at the Friends monthly book sales, be sent to the Friends bookstore in Davis, or sold at the Library Reading Garden.

Please make all donations at the Friends Sorting Room located outside the Davis Public Library, and
NOT at our bookstore, Logos Books.

What we do not accept:

  • Any materials in bad condition with mold, water damage, extensive underlining/highlighting, torn and/or missing covers and/or pages.
  • Old textbooks or computer books (over 3 years old)
  • Multi-volume encyclopedias or other sets, such as Time/Life books, technical journals, Readers Digest condensed books, etc.
  • VHS or cassette tapes.
  • Magazines (news and literary) older than 6 months.  
  • Magazines (other types) older than 2 years.
  • Free publications, such as “AARP,” “AAA Magazine,” “Via,” etc.
  • Scratched, damaged or missing LPs, CDs or DVDs.  
  • Incomplete puzzles.

Small donations other than puzzles (up to approximately 1–2 bags or boxes) can be placed through the Friends Donation slot, which is accessible from the Library’s parking lot at 315 E. 14th Street in Davis.

Large donations and puzzles (more than 2 bags/boxes).
Volunteers are generally at the Friends Sorting Room:
Monday – Saturday: 10am – 1pm, and
Monday – Friday in the afternoons (at varying times)

For further information, contact Rory Osborne at: rory@davislibraryfriends.org.

The Library asks that items not be left on the ground near the door or Donation slot—they are sometimes vandalized or stolen, or create an access problem. Please knock loudly on the door to see if a volunteer is there to help you.

Because all who work for the Friends are volunteers, 100% of the revenues are given to the library for its reading programs, as well as book, media, subscription, and equipment purchases. Unsold books might also be given to various groups, including other Friends groups, community clinics, local schools, the county jail, children’s hospital programs, and Better World Books.