Donations
Material Donations:
Donated items must be current (published within the last two years) or of local interest.
- Donations must be in new or like-new condition.
- Items will be accepted during regular business hours only.
- Please do not leave donations in dropbox or front entry.
Monetary Donations:
Your gift makes a difference. Your gift will help us serve our community above and beyond what tax-based funding provides.
- Free classes and events for the people in our community, emphasizing literacy, educational success and workforce preparedness.
- Books and materials for the collection.
Donation Forms can be dropped off in person or mailed to 702 16th Street Spirit Lake, IA 51360
Donations Policy
The library is pleased to receive all gifts of books and items in clean condition, but must reserve the right to add to the collection only those which meet the standards previously set forth. If materials are not needed because of duplication, condition, or dated information the director may dispose of them as they sees fit. The same criteria of selection which are applied to purchased materials are applied to gifts. The library is under no obligation to replace lost, damaged, or worn gift items or to keep them after they have become obsolete or of no further value to the library.
The Spirit Lake Public Library encourages and appreciates gifts and donations. By law, the library is not allowed to appraise the value of donated materials, though it can provide an acknowledgement of receipt of the items if requested by the donor.
Donations for Paperback Shelf:
Donations of paperbacks for the Paperback Shelf should be clean and in good condition.