Monetary Donations, Memorials, and Bequests
The Library gratefully accepts monetary gifts from individuals, businesses, corporations, and organizations. Contributions may be made to the Dwight Foster Public Library. Gifts given now will help address current needs or be held in the Library’s trust fund for future improvement projects.
Donors are welcome to specify a general preference for the allocation of their donation, i. e. children’s programs, building projects or the general Library collection. Library staff will then determine the most appropriate use of the funds.
If you would like to set up monies to be deferred to the library, please complete the Statement of Deferred Gift Provision.
Used Book Donations
The Library welcomes donations of materials (books, movies, music, etc.) that are in good condition. We do not accept magazines, sets of encyclopedias, Reader’s Digest Condensed books, video tapes, cassettes, or textbooks. Damaged, musty, or mildewed items should be disposed of and not brought to the Library. Donors with more than four boxes of materials to donate must contact the Library in advance.
The Library reserves the right to utilize donated materials in whatever way best benefits the collection and services of the Library. Donations that fall within our collection development guidelines may be added to the collection. Donations not added to the collection may be given to the Friends for inclusion in their book sales, passed on to other libraries, donated to other nonprofit book distribution organizations, or discarded if necessary.
Due to the quantity of donations, materials donated to the Library cannot be accepted on a conditional basis and items not added to the collection cannot be returned to the donor. All donations become the property of the Library.
A letter of receipt for tax purposes is available upon request. The donor is responsible for determining the value of any donated items.
Art Donations
Donations of artwork may be accepted by the Library. Donated pieces may be approved for display in the Library or they may be sold with the proceeds going to the Library.
Disclaimers
The Library reserves the right to accept or refuse any gifts.
Once an item is accepted by the Library, the item becomes the sole property of the Library and may be handled in any way the Library deems appropriate. The Dwight Foster Public Library reserves the right to sell or dispose of any gift without notification to the donor if the item no longer serves the purposes of the Library.
Donations given to the Dwight Foster Public Library are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. Library staff cannot place a value on donated items, but will provide a donation receipt letter at the time of donation.