Donating items to Friends of the Library

If you have gently used books, movies and music you'd like to donate, the Friends of the Library are happy to be a recipient. The Friends sell donated items through quarterly book sales, online sales and in the Chandler Booktique to raise funds to support the library. Please review the lists below of items we can accept and items we cannot.

Items Friends accept

Thank you for only donating items that are clean and in good condition. Please take your items to the library dock (first driveway south of 10th Ave & Garfield) and place them in the donation box at the bottom left of the drive or call 785-580-4400 and we'll be happy to retrieve them from your vehicle. Please note: the Friends do not currently have a recycler.

We'd love to have you donate any of the following:

• We request that books in the following categories be less than 10 years old:

  • • Business
    • Diet
    • Medical
    • Parenting
    • Technology
    • Travel
• Fiction books – Examples: mystery, science fiction, fantasy, horror, children’s books, romance
• All classics
• CDs – music and audiobooks (no or minimal scratches)
• Magazines released after 2020 (nothing older)
• DVDs (no or minimal scratches)
• Blu-rays (no damage)
• Puzzles and games
• Video games (no computer games)
• Vinyl records

Items Friends do not accept

Please don't donate the following:

• Encyclopedia sets

• Books or other items that are excessively dirty, moldy, water damaged, torn or otherwise in poor condition
• VHS tapes
• Cassette tapes
• 8-track tapes