Support the Marion Public Library
Your donation is tax deductible and supports programming and special purchases for the library that may not be included in its regular budget.
Semi-Monthly Book Sales!
The 6th Ave library building lobby will be open for our semi-monthly book sale each 1st and 3rd Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Please enter from the 5th Avenue doors.
MASKS ARE REQUIRED and everyone who comes in will need to practice social distancing.
Cash and checks accepted; sorry, no credit or debit cards!
Hardcover books $2, paperback books $1, children's books $0.25.
See you at the sales!
At this time, we are not able to accept large donations due to a lack of storage space with the closing of the 6th Avenue library building.
How Can I Donate Materials to the Friends?*
*Once we have storage space again!
The Friends of the Marion Library gratefully accept donations of your gently used books, magazines, CDs, and DVDs to be sold at our bookstore and semi-annual book sale. We cannot accept more than two boxes at a time. For larger donations, please contact Neil at FriendsBookDonations@marionpubliclibrary.org. Contact Friends President Bob Hoyt to arrange a time to drop off your donation. All proceeds support the Marion Public Library!
We accept:
Fiction – paperback and hardcover
Nonfiction – paperback and hardcover
Children’s books
DVDs and CDs
Books on CD
We are not currently accepting magazines
We cannot accept:
Audiocassettes or VHS
Textbooks
Encyclopedia sets older than 10 years
Outdated Computer books or software
Record albums
Catalogs
Professional journals
Odds and ends – including calendars, personal journals, outdated medical and financial resources
Please use your best judgement about donating things that are not in good condition. If you would not purchase it, it's likely no one else will either, and we will have to recycle your donation. Save our volunteers that extra work and recycle rather than donating outdated items and things in poor condition. A receipt for your donation is available upon request; donations are tax-deductible.
Thank you for supporting your local library!
Support Us When You Shop at Amazon
Do your Amazon shopping through the Friends of the Marion Library Smile link, and Amazon will donate a percentage of your sale to our Friends group! It costs you nothing to choose a charity. Select Friends of the Marion Carnegie Library, click on the image at the left, or click on the link provided here.