The Woodstock Public Library is a registered charity under the Income Tax Act. Donations you make to Canadian registered charities may help reduce your income tax. To donate to the Library, please make checks payable to the Woodstock Public Library. An official tax receipt will be issued for all donations over $20.
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) can help you "make informed choices about the charities you support". The CRA donor page contains more information.
Thank you for giving back to the Woodstock Public Library!
Material Donations
Please note: the Library is not accepting donations at this time. We will begin accepting donations again as of Monday, November 11, 2024.
The Woodstock Public Library accepts donations on an ongoing basis as space permits. Due to limited space, we have a one box limit. If you have a donation that exceeds one box, please contact the library at 519-539-4801 during regular business hours.
The Library must pay to dispose of items that do not fit the acceptance criteria below. Please ensure donated items fit the criteria before dropping them off.
What is accepted:
Adult and Young Adult Fiction
Children's Picture Books
Large Print Books
Non-Fiction Books
Audiobooks
DVD's, Blu-Rays
What is not accepted:
Textbooks
Reader's Digest Condensed Books
Encyclopedias (individual or sets)
Outdated Atlases
Magazines
Books with outdated information
Computer software
CDs, VHS, Cassettes, Vinyl
Books that are damaged or in poor condition (worn, torn, underlined, highlighted, dusty, mouldy, yellowed)
If your materials cannot be accepted at the Library, please consider donating them to:
Goodwill 902 Dundas St. Woodstock, ON 519-539-5192
The Woodstock Public Library assumes unconditional ownership of all donations and the disposition of these items. We do not issue tax receipts for donations. With limited exceptions, we do not add donated material to the collection. Donated materials are given to the Friends of the Woodstock Public Library and sold at book sales throughout the year. Funds raised help support value-added services and programs at the Library.