VTL Material Donation Guidelines & Wish List

Valley of the Tetons Library (VTL) gladly accepts material donations including books, tools, craft supplies, and similar items in good condition. If you wonder what donations may be accepted, ask yourself: would you give it to a friend? That’s a good start. Then please review the donation guidelines listed here or email donations@votlib.org with questions.

HOW TO DONATE

• Books: Victor Branch on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10:30-5:30 pm.
• Tools, Crafts, and Makerspace items: By appointment, see below and email to donations@votlib.org.
• Limit: 1 donation per patron per month, maximum of 3 boxes/bags per donation accepted at staff discretion.
• Donations must be made in containers that can be left behind. We can help bring boxes from a vehicle to the library but cannot unload containers to be returned to the donor.
• Once donated, all items become the property of the Valley of the Tetons Library.
• Library staff can provide a receipt but cannot assign monetary value to donations. It is up to the donor and their tax professional to determine a fair market value of their donation.
• At any time, due to the volume of recent donations or lack of storage, VTL may pause accepting donations. All donations are subject to approval by staff.

BOOK DONATIONS

We do not accept donations that are:

• Contingent on acceptance into VTL collections, or being treated differently than other donations
• Unsellable due to mold, loose pages, or other damage
• Written in/highlighted/or full of sticky notes/index tabs
• Newspapers or Magazines
• Encyclopedias
• Dictionaries
• Professional Journals. i.e. science or law
• Law Books, Case Law
• Personal in nature: journals, yearbooks, etc.
• Booklets with stapled spines/homemade books/spiral spines
• Reader’s Digest Condensed Books
• Time Life Series Books
• Compact Discs / VHS / Cassette Tapes
• Multiple copies of the same title
• MOST books with time-sensitive topics: textbooks, computer guides, pricing books for antiques/collectibles, travel guides, etc. If you have these to donate and they are relatively new and in outstanding condition, you may email donations@votlib.org to set up an appointment with our Collections Manager.
• Cookbooks that are dated or in anything other than in very good or excellent condition.
• DVDs: not at this time.
  • We may, at times, accept DVDs, but please check here or email donations@votlib.org for our current status!

Your donations help us both offer affordable items to the public and benefit the library through the proceeds they raise. We appreciate your generosity and thank you for thinking of the Valley of the Tetons Library!

TOOL AND THINGS DONATIONS 

Our Tool Library thrives because of donations.  Most of our tools were donated, and we appreciate the generosity of our community! However, our space is limited so we take tool donations via appointment only. You can also check our Amazon wish list for specific items you may wish to purchase for the Tool Library.

Please email donations@votlib.org with a picture(s) and brief description of what you have. If it’s something that is needed in the tool library, our Collections Manager will reach out to set up an appointment.

It’s that easy!

MAKERSPACE DONATIONS

Thank you for considering donating to Makerspace! Your contributions play a crucial role in fostering creativity and innovation within our community. Please email  donations@votlib.org with a picture(s) and a brief description of what you have. If it’s something that is needed in Makerspace, our Programs Manager will reach out with instructions or to set up an appointment.

We do not accept donations that are:

• Broken, unusable items, magazines, personal books, glass items, rags or scraps.

Items we may accept depending on available space:

• Art supplies
• Fabric and yarns
• Sewing supplies
• Games and puzzles
• Some new or lightly used electronics or video games
• Glues and tapes
• Kitchen supplies and equipment
• Jewelry supplies

Current Needs:

• A list of specific items actively sought after is posted in the Makerspace. Please stop by to view this list.
• You can also check our Amazon wish list for specific items you may wish to purchase for Makerspace.

Your donations contribute to the vitality and interest of Makerspace. Thank you for your generosity!