Donate Books
Thank you for your interest in donating books to Madison Reading Project. Through the generous support of our community we are able to share the new book feeling with kids and families all year long.
NEW BOOKS for our Book Center
We greatly appreciate your donation of brand new books. The titles on our wishlists below are carefully selected by our team based on the requests and needs of our community.
Shop our Wishlist at Books4School - this local bookseller and literacy collaborator has a wide range of book packs and titles at very reduced prices
Buy on Bookshop - MRP receives a commission for every book we sell on our Bookshop site. Your purchase of books for our book center or your personal collection support our work!
USED BOOKS for Little Free Libraries
Donations of used books will support our Little Free Library services.
Due to the large number of book donations we receive we greatly appreciate your attention to our guidelines below.
All book donations will be received at our Book Center by appointment only. Click here to schedule your appointment.
Donation Guidelines
We strive to provide kids with high quality books with fun and engaging content that is relevant and reflective of their cultural and linguistic diversity. In order to provide kids with the best possible book experience we have created the guidelines below.
We gratefully accept:
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Appropriate and relevant content, which means:
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No harmful stereotypes in text or illustrations
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No books with religious or religious holiday themes
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Newer than 10 years
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Fiction and nonfiction, ages birth to teen
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Hardcover or paperback books in new or like- new condition
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No rips, tears or damage to cover or pages
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No stickers, or labels on the cover or inside
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No handwritten messages, stamps on the inside cover over 2x2”
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No books that are dusty, moldy, musty or discolored
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Titles (new or like new) from our Wish Lists
We cannot accept the following items:
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Audio or video (CD’s, DVD’s, Cassette or VHS tapes)
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Clearly outdated materials
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Coloring or sticker books
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Computer equipment, software, peripherals
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Damaged books with broken bindings, missing, soiled,musty, moldy, smoke or water damage pages, or with excessive markings
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Encyclopedias/ Dictionaries/Thesaurus
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Large quantities of loose books
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Magazines, workbooks or study guides
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Test preparation guides
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Textbooks
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Toys, games, puzzles, artwork, puzzle or word game books
