Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027, 425-392-5430
We are currently limiting donations to 2 grocery bags per per donation due to COVID shutting down our book sales. Please drop them off at the reference desk at the library.
We are interested in books we can sell at our spot in the library entry way. We also have an arrangement with a book store to buy books they particularity need.
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The nitty gritty
Do donate
If your materials are not accepted….
do not donate
- Current titles
- Popular titles
- Paperbacks
- Hard cover books
- CDs
- DVDs
- Children’s materials
do not donate
If your materials are not accepted….
do not donate
- Moldy, smelly or water damaged items. Note: Discard these to prevent mold from spreading and damaging other materials.
- Magazines
- Videotapes
- Textbooks
- Computer books more than 3 years old
- Toys or games
- Encyclopedias
- Directories
- Business or Science books more than 10 years old
- Homemade videos, cassettes, or copies
- Foreign language materials
If your materials are not accepted….
If your materials are not accepted….
If your materials are not accepted….
Places where you can dispose of unwanted materials include: secondhand book dealers recyclers.
If they need to be pitched, you can put paperbacks in your recycling bin as long as the cover does not have any plastic in it. Hardcovers, you have to tear the pages out and discard the covers and backs.