Donation
Donate Used Books and Other Materials
Donation Guidelines
Thank you for thinking of us! To help us manage donations, please follow the guidelines below:Donation Rules:
- Donations must be in good, gently used or new condition
- Limit: 5 boxes or bags per day
- Only small boxes (maximum 16″ x 12″ x 12″) are accepted
- Boxes must be closed, not overfilled, and weigh no more than 25 lbs.
What We Accept:
For more information, please call the Library. We are happy to help!
All donations, including materials, boxes and bags, become Library property and cannot be returned.
Updated 4/2025
- Fiction and nonfiction books for adults, teens, and children
- Music CDs
- DVDs and Blu-rays
- Puzzles and games
- Recent cookbooks, travel guides, and how-to books (preferably published within the last 10 years)
- Textbooks, encyclopedias, magazines, VHS/cassette tapes, and vinyl records
- Items that are damaged, stained, musty, or mildewed
Any of these items will be discarded if donated.
- Use the Atrium donation bin at the Bennett Civic Center Library during regular hours.
- Donations are not accepted at the Sandburg Library.
- Need help bringing in donations? Please visit or call the Circulation Desk (734-466-2491) at least 1 hour prior to closing for assistance.
- Do not leave donations outside — they will be discarded.
For more information, please call the Library. We are happy to help!
All donations, including materials, boxes and bags, become Library property and cannot be returned.
Updated 4/2025
Memorials & Commemoratives
Donations to the Library
A gift to the Livonia Public Library’s collection is a unique and enduring way to pay tribute to friends and family while giving a resource to the community for many to use and enjoy. You can be assured your gift will have meaning and purpose for many years to come.
Memorials & Commemoratives
Books and other library materials provide a remembrance for any type of occasion. A favorite book can serve as a memorial to someone dear now gone, a recording of a lullaby can be given on a child’s birthday, a book of poems can mark an anniversary, or a video on a newly found hobby can express hopes for a leisurely retirement.A gift to the library can reflect the tastes or interests of the individual in whose honor the gift was given. A love of gardening might inspire a book on roses, or a historian can be remembered by a work on his or her favorite time.
Organizations can also show their appreciation for members of special merit, or merely use the donations as a way to help the library increase its collections in their special area. When you donate to the program, you may designate a particular title, subject area or type of material you would like purchased, or you may ask the library staff to use your contribution to purchase items where needed. A letter will be sent to the honoree or to his or her family to let them know about your thoughtful gift. A letter of acknowledgement goes to the donor as well. A book plate will be inscribed as you wish and placed on the item, letting the community share in the recognition of your loved one.
Questions? Please contact the Library Director’s office at (734)466-2451 or kedson@livoniapubliclibrary.org. Click here for a printable donation form.
Volunteering
The Friends of the Library
The Friends of the Library are an active group of volunteers whose mission is to provide support for the services and programs of the Livonia Public Library. Volunteers meet this mission by helping with Library programs, events and fund raising efforts. Visit the Friends of the Library Page for more information.Junior Friends of the Livonia Library
The Junior Friends volunteer group is open to teens in grades 8-12.
The goal of the Junior Friends is to complete service projects for the Friends of the Livonia Library, the Livonia Public Library, and the community, providing valuable volunteer opportunities to its members and aiding the Friends and the Library in their missions.
The Junior Friends meet once a month (dates TBD). In February, May, and October, the Junior Friends will assist during the Friends of the Library’s Used Book Sale.
Apply to become a member here: https://forms.gle/EmtcYzxbjXrheFL38.