Donate Your Books Today!

PALS, the Friends of the Durham Public Library, will be hosting our annual book sale on May 16 from 10 to 3 p.m. in the library basement. 

Donations are welcome in the following categories:

  • ·      Paperbacks and hardcovers in good condition (see below)
  • ·      Fiction in all genres
  • ·      Children’s books
  • ·      Nonfiction (biographies, memoirs, history, etc.)
  • ·      Cookbooks 
  • ·      Gardening books 
  • ·      Hobbyist books
  • ·      Coffee table books 

We will not accept books that

  • ·       Have mold, water damage, or damaged covers
  • ·       Are marked up by previous owners
  • ·       Have torn or missing pages
  • ·       Are older than 2006 (not including rare or first edition classics)
  • ·       Business, computer, economics, health, social sciences or travel books published before 2016.

You may drop off donations at the library during operating hours until April 30.

If you are interested in helping with the book sale (sorting donations, setting up, staffing the sale and cleaning up after), please contact Kristan Higgins at kristanhigginsbooks@gmail.com. And if you’re interested in becoming a member of PALS, we’d love to have you! Please contact us at PALSdurhamlibrary@gmail.com to get in touch. We meet the third Wednesday of the month.