Does the BPL take book donations?

Small donations (one box or one bag) of books, may be dropped off at any time during normal hours of operation at the Borrower’s Services Desk at the Central Library. If you would like to donate books at Neighborhood Branches, please call ahead of time.

All donations are first offered to the BPL for acquisition, with the majority being sold at the next Citywide Friends of the Boston Public Library (CWF) book sale. All proceeds from the book sales are used to support the programming and off-budget needs of the library.

If you wish to make a more substantial donation, please contact ask@bpl.org.