The Valley of the Tetons Library (VTL) gratefully accepts material donations including books, books on CD, DVD’s, and similar items in good shape that we can sell via donation. We have a lot of good books for people to browse at either location! We also hold semi-annual sales with all the books and materials that don’t fit on our shelves.
If you wonder what we want, follow this simple rule: would you give it to a friend? If so, we would love to have it.
VTL accepts donations whenever we are open. We prefer donations made at our Victor location, where our limit is 3 boxes per week, but we can also accept single box donations in Driggs. At either location, please bring donations in containers that can be left behind. If you have a larger donation of items you believe we would want, please email Scott at s.dobbs@votlib.org and we can coordinate a delivery if possible.
We also appreciate donations for our Tool Library, which not only exists, but continues to flourish because of the generosity of our community. However, please email s.dobbs@votlib.org before bringing tools, as our space remains limited at this time.
Once donated, all items become the property of Valley of the Tetons Library and may be added to our collections, placed on our by-donation bookshelves, sold, traded, donated, or otherwise discarded.
Note: library staff can provide receipt acknowledging donation, but cannot assign monetary value to donated items. If considering a donation for a tax benefit, it is up to the donor to determine a fair market value of their donation.
We do not accept donations that are:
- contingent on acceptance into the collection, or otherwise expected to be treated differently than other donations
- unsellable, moldy, chewed, damaged, etc.
- written in/highlighted
- Encyclopedias
- Dictionaries, unless bilingual
- Professional Journals
- Law Books, Case Law
- Calendar-based books (quote of the day, etc.)
- Personal in nature: journals, yearbooks, etc
- Homemade books
- Reader’s Digest Condensed Books
- Time Life Series Books
- Books with time-sensitive information that goes out of date: outdated science books, computer books, travel guides, textbooks, etc. — We MAY accept these books if they are in good condition and less than five years old. Please check before bringing such items.
We do not accept newspapers, unless of historical value. Please call before bringing magazines.
Occasionally, due to the volume of recent donations or lack of storage, we may stop accepting donations. You can always check here for our most recent guidelines.
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!