Donations and Memorials

OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIVING:

The Riverside Public Library accepts tax-deductible, monetary donations for the purchase of library materials and special projects. Contributions such as these and those to the Gift Fund are lasting tributes to preserve the memory of a loved one, to celebrate a special occasion, to give a gift to the person "who has everything" or to share the interests of your club or organization. 

The Library staff is able to select from subjects or titles with the honoree or group’s area of interest in mind. Once the material has been selected, an acknowledgement is sent to you and to the person or group being honored. The items that we purchase with the donated funds bear a special bookplate with the name of the person or occasion honored as well as that of the donor.

For more information about Endowment, Memorial or Commemorative donations, call the Library at 708-442-6366 or request a copy of the Library's Gifts, Memorials and Endowments Brochure from one of our public service desks.

Our 2008 Donors List  is now available for viewing. A sincere Thank You  to all who made a donation to the Library this year. We appreciate your support!

Past years Donors Lists:  2007

DONATIONS

The Riverside Public Library appreciates the special place that books have in our patrons’ lives and the reluctance to discard them. However, limitations of time and space make it impossible for the library to accept all the books offered. Our purpose in accepting books and other material as donations is twofold: to either add them to the library’s collection or to generate revenue for the library by offering them for sale to other patrons.

If you have questions about the suitability of your donations, please phone the library so we can go over our current guidelines and discuss the nature and amount of materials you would like to donate. As always, we can provide you with a letter acknowledging the receipt of the donation but can never issue a monetary value.

WE WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT:  

Audio Visual Material in poor physical condition  
Reference sets (Encyclopedias, etc.) published 5
     or more years ago
Reader’s Digest Condensed books
Coloring or puzzle books
Puzzles with missing pieces
Materials whose subject matter is out of date
    (older than 3 years)
Books in poor physical condition 
     (donated books must be clean with binding &
      covers intact)
Textbooks
Magazines

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