The Library is happy to accept donations of materials and monetary gifts to support its mission and programs. Donors are vital to the overall support of the Library and are a valued part of the Springdale Public Library community.
The Springdale Public Library Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports the mission of the Springdale Public Library in Springdale, Arkansas to entertain, inspire, connect, and inform by receiving and administering donations.
With your gift to the Springdale Public Library Foundation, you connect readers with stories, learners with resources, and community members with each other.
Click here for more information about the Springdale Public Library Foundation.
Donate Materials to the Springdale Public Library
Springdale Public Library welcomes gifts of print and non-print materials such as books, audiobooks, videos, CDs, DVDs, etc. All donated materials become the property of the Library and may only be accepted unconditionally.
The Library applies the same criteria from its Collection Development policy in evaluating gift materials as applied to purchases. Donated materials may be withdrawn and disposed of in the same manner as purchased materials. The Library cannot accept responsibility for notifying donors of withdrawal or replacement of gift items.
Materials not added to the Library collection may be sold at the Friends of the Springdale Public Library Bookstore or book sale.
Generally, the Library does not accept textbooks, condensed (Reader’s Digest) books, magazines, or items that are in poor physical condition.
Gifts are tax deductible as provided by law. As the recipient of a gift, the Library cannot assign a market value to donated materials. For tax purposes it is the donor’s responsibility to assign and document value for tax reporting. On request, a receipt will be provided describing the number and format of donated materials.
Materials that do not sell in the bookstore may be sent to Better World Books for online selling to support literacy programs.
