Did you know you can donate to your local library? We love doing programming and through your donations we can do so many amazing things. You don't have to be from Piqua to help your local library!
If you wish to get involved and help your local library:
Donations to the Library should be made out to Piqua Public Library.
Donations of items that could be added to our collection:
Books and audio-visuals that do not fit the Library’s collection needs may be assigned to the Library’s Bookstore to fund future Library purchases.
Materials that might cause damage to the Library or its collections (i.e.: mildew, infestation, odor, etc.) may not be selected as donations to the Library.
The Library does not take donations of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesaurus, textbooks, Reader's Digest books, badly worn paperback, VHS tapes, cassette tapes, newspapers, magazines, or religious texts.
It is suggested that before bringing a large collection of materials to the Library to donate, a call should be made to the Library to assure the material is acceptable.
Historically or artistically significant materials may be donated for use, presentation, or preservation by the Library’s Local History Department.
Donations and Gifts Policy
The Piqua Public Library accepts donations and gifts of materials for its collections using the same selection criteria that are applied to purchased materials. Decisions regarding the final disposition of donations and gifts are the responsibility of the library staff using the following guidelines:
· Not all gifts are added to the collection. Gift materials not added to the collection are not returned to the donor.
· The Library retains unconditional ownership of the gift.
· The Library reserves the right to decide the conditions of display, housing and access to the materials.
· No condition or restriction on gifts can be honored unless agreed upon by the Director and donor in advance of the delivery of the gifts.
· Gifts added to the collection are housed in the most appropriate location, determined by evaluating staff.
· Unused gifts may be sold in the bookstore, donated to another agency or they may be disposed of through other means determined by the Library.
· The library cannot legally appraise gifts for tax purposes.
· Gifts of money, real property, and/or stock will be accepted if any conditions attached to them are acceptable to the Library Board.