Casey Cardinia Libraries appreciates that our community thinks of the library for their book donations and will accept them, so long as the following criteria are met.
Items must be:
in near-new (excellent) condition
contain current/relevant information
meet community demand
compliment the library’s balanced collection of Fiction and Non-fiction titles
Casey Cardinia Libraries reserves the right to:
allocate donated material to any collection or branch across the region
reject donations of unsuitable materials and donate them to charities
Casey Cardinia Libraries cannot accept donations of audio-visual material as content standard cannot be readily ascertained.
Casey Cardinia Libraries are unable to return items that are not added to our collection.
Casey Cardinia Libraries – Collection Development Policy 2020
As an alternative to the library, local Op Shops are generally happy to accept such donations.