What we Take and Do Not Take

Tax Deduction Information

Donation Drop-off Guidelines

Thank you very much for your donations, which fund Bryn Mawr College scholarships.
 
 
 

WHAT WE TAKE AND DO NOT TAKE
 
 

Please bring us ONLY books which meet our donation guidelines below. Our storage space is limited, and we can only accept donations of books that we will be able to sell. Please do not give us books no one else will want.
 
 
 

	YES WE ACCEPT	NO WE DO NOT ACCEPT
BOOKS	Hardcover and paperback books in good, saleable condition	Books in poor condition:  dirty water damaged musty mildewed missing pages missing covers falls apart when opened You don't want them, and neither will anyone else
TEXTBOOKS	Advanced math and science only	All other textbooks
"UNWANTED BOOKS"	None	"Leftovers" and books of little or no value: books left over after yard sales and book sales books rescued from trash piles books purchased from our outdoor cupboard
CONDENSED BOOKS (e.g. Reader's Digest)	None	All
ROMANCE NOVELS	None	All
OUTDATED BOOKS	Antique and classic travel guides (rare books)	Content is time-dependent and has become outdated, unreliable, and/or useless: old tax guides old travel guides old business books  some encyclopedias
MAGAZINES AND PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS	None	All
LP RECORDS, CASSETTE TAPES, CDS, VIDEOS, DVDS, BOOKS ON TAPE	In covers or boxes	Without covers or boxes
POST CARDS, PHOTOGRAPHS, EPHEMERA, PRINTS, SHEET MUSIC, BLANK BOOKS	In good condition	In poor condition
BOOKENDS AND BOOK RELATED ACCESSORIES	In usable/saleable condition	In poor or unusable condition

TAX DEDUCTION INFORMATION

• All donations are tax-deductible
• The IRS does not permit us to appraise donations
• On request we will give you a non-itemized receipt for your donation
• The receipt describes our average selling price so that you can estimate the value of your donation, based on the number of books that you have donated
• In order to be able to estimate the value of your donation, please count your books, hard cover separately from paperback, before you bring the books to the store

DONATION DROP-OFF GUIDELINES

• Please bring books to the store when the store is open
• PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE BOOKS OUTSIDE WHEN THE STORE IS CLOSED
• We do not accept donations at certain times of the year (like during half-price sales)
• Occasionally we do not accept certain categories of books
• Please call and speak to the manager before delivering large donations
• Please call and speak to the manager if you have any questions about delivering a donation