Donations
Monetary Donations
Tax-deductible gifts to the Monterey Park Library Foundation may be made online or mailed to the Foundation at 318 South Ramona Avenue, Monterey Park, CA 91754. For more information, call 626-307-1412. The Monterey Park Library Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization Tax I.D. number 77-0087680.
Book / Media Donations
The Monterey Park Library Foundation accepts donations of new-to-fairly-new books and media in good condition for the Foundation Bookstore in the library. All proceeds from sales of donated items go to support the library. Your discards can help raise funds to purchase new books, support library programs and much more.
Book Donation Guidelines
Thank you for your interest in making a donation to the Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library. All donations become the property of the library and may be added to the collection, sold in the Foundation Bookstore or recycled. We accept:
- Hardcover and paperback books in good condition
- Commercially published media - CDs, DVDs, Blu-Ray discs
We cannot accept:
- Damaged books including ones that are dusty, damp, moldy, soiled, or missing pages
- Textbooks
- Magazines
- Clearly outdated material
- Encyclopedias
- Non-commercially published (home-recorded) media
- VHS tapes / audio cassette tapes
- Workbooks
Donations may be made through the donation drop slot, open 24/7, located on the east side of the building at the rear entrance. Please do not leave donations outside the building. Materials left outside the building will be discarded.
The library does not determine the value of donations. However, receipts can be provided designating the number of donated items.
For more information, please call Library Administration at 626-307-1269.