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Donation Guidelines

Henderson Libraries welcomes select donations, local history donations, and local author books. Please see our guidelines for more information.


  • Guidelines for donations
    • What we accept

      • Clean materials in good to excellent condition

      • No water damage, mold-free, odorless

      • All pages, binding, and dust jackets intact

      • Free of highlights, underlining & notes

      • Hardcover & Paperback children, teens, adults

      • Bestsellers

      • Foreign Language

      • Large Print

      • Classic Fiction

      • Music CDs, audiobook CDs, and DVDs

      • Recent magazines (within the past year)

    • What we cannot accept

      • Textbooks, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, or Yearbooks

      • Library discards

      • Outdated reference books

      • Book of the Month Club/Literary Guild copies

      • Readers Digest condensed books

      • Vinyl records

      • Audio cassettes/VHS tapes

      • Abridged audiobook CDs

      • Magazines from over a year ago

      • Soiled, torn, worn, highlighted,  moldy or damp materials

    • Donate to our Local Author Collection

      Please read over our Local Author Collection Guidelines to see if you can donate your copy to the library.

    • Donate to the Local History Collection

      Donate your photos, newspapers, documents and more to the Local History Collection! We accept materials that are valuable to Henderson's history and fit within the guidelines posted below.

      Donating Materials Guide
      Deed of Gift form

    • More Information

      • The library reserves the right to decide what to do with your donations. We may decide to: add them to the library's collection; put them in the Friends of the Library Book Sale; discard them; or donate them to another library or organization.

      • The library requests that all donated materials come in a storage container. We will keep the container or box.

      • The library cannot provide a call back or return unused donations.

      • The library can give you a receipt for tax purposes, but cannot put a dollar amount on your donation.

      • The library may occasionally be unable to accept donations because of limited storage space. It is always best to call ahead.

Donation Guidelines
If your donations do not meet our criteria, please consider donating to the following alternative:
Goodwill Industries - (702) 990-6095
Note: Accepts almost all books for resale in Goodwill stores. Call for drop off information.