Donations:

Friends of the Wissahickon Valley Public Library is a non-profit, volunteer organization.  The FRIENDS endeavor to support the local public library in all capacities, promote excellence in library services and provide supplemental funding and activities that extend the resources and usefulness of the library.  All donations are tax deductible, including yearly membership dues.

Used Book Donations:
The Blue Bell chapter raises funds through used book donations which are offered for sale: daily thru the Lobby Book Sale and bi-annually [spring & fall] at the Used Book Sales. The success of these sales is due to the generosity of community members in donating materials, volunteering time and efforts at book sorting, organizing the sale venues and purchasing the used books.  All proceed from all sales go to the library.

Throughout the year, the FRIENDS accept gently used donated :

Donations should be left outside of the FRIENDS' room at the Blue Bell Library.  To receive a tax deduction letter in the mail, be sure to fill out a form located in the holder on the wall. 

Due to the lack of storage space and the difficulty of resale of some materials, not all donations are acceptable.  We cannot accept:

• damaged books, including:
      -damaged spines
      -water damages
      -torn covers, pages
      -highlighted material
      -books written in or marked (except signed or inscribed)
• encyclopedias more than 5 years old
• reference books more than 3 years old
• computer books/manuals more than 1 year old
• magazines, including National Geographic and American Heritage
• Reader's Digest Condensed Books
• textbooks
• bulk packs or other bound study materials
• vinyl records

We urge our friends to observe these guidelines because unacceptable materials must be discarded at library expense.

Occasionally we find personal items in donated books [example: book marks, photographs, news clippings].  By the time the items are discovered, we are unable to tell who donated the book.  Photographs are usually saved for a reasonable amount of time in hopes that the owner may come to claim them.  Most other items are discarded.