Friends of the Library

Monetary Donations

Cash donations are gratefully accepted and are used to support library programs and purchase materials and resources for the library.

Or, if you prefer, donations can be mailed to:

Friends of the Library
PO Box 1764
Hood River, OR 97031

Material Donations

If you have books, puzzles, games or magazines in good condition, we would love to have them.  However, if you wouldn’t give the items to a friend, please don’t donate them to us!  Also, please: 

• Limit donations to one box per day.
  
• Do not leave dirty, moldy, smoky, smelly, or damaged items, or books with excessive writing, highlighting, or underlining.
  
• Do not leave textbooks, Reader’s Digest condensed books, manuals, or reference books (e.g., encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauruses…).
  
• Do not leave books older than 2000, unless you believe the book to be a rare or vintage classic.
• Bring your donation to the Hood River County Library during open hours and place them on the table downstairs near the restrooms.  Please do not place donations in the book drop.

We generally try to sell your donated materials to raise money for the Friends, although some may go directly into the library collection or placed on the library’s “free” shelves. Books we are unable to sell or give away may be disposed of.  

If your materials do not meet our donation guidelines, you could try Goodwill (The Dalles or Hood River), St. Vinnie’s (The Dalles), Artifacts (Hood River), or Powell’s (in-person or online) https://www.powells.com/sell-books.

Your donations help support the Hood River County Library.

Thank You!

The Friends of the Hood River County Library is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and your donations are tax deductible.

Updated February 2025