Books on a table for a book sale

BOOK SALE

The Friends of the Pierson Library hold a book sale twice per year, in the fall and in the spring. Proceeds benefit the Pierson Library.

The Friends are not currently accepting donations, but starting Tuesday, January 7, 2025, donations will be accepted on Tuesday evenings from 4:30pm-6:30pm and Saturday mornings from 10:00am-12:00pm. They will accept two boxes or two bags of books once per week.

The dates of the Spring Book Sale have not yet been announced. Please stay tuned for more information.

Book Donation Guidelines

THANK YOU! We are very happy to accept your donations of books in good condition.

Your donation will be added to the library’s collection or sold at the annual Friends of the Pierson Library Book Sale to help enhance our programs and services.

Please check the library calendar for book donation times. Please do not leave books outside or in the book drop.

We WILL accept:

  • All Hardcover and Paperback books in good condition.

We CANNOT accept:

  • Soiled, moldy, smoky or damp books.
  • Damaged books with broken bindings, missing pages, or smoke or water damage.
  • Books that are underlined, highlighted, or have torn pages, covers or bindings.
  • Cookbooks or self-help books
  • Textbooks or Magazines.
  • Encyclopedias or Dictionaries.
  • Bibles.
  • Condensed/Abridged books (Reader’s Digest, etc.)
  • Toys, games, puzzles, artwork.
  • Magazines.
  • CDs, DVDs, Audiobooks on CDs, Movies.
  • Audio or video cassettes.
  • Workbooks or study guides that are partially or wholly filled in.
  • Outdated Business, Medical, Financial, and Computer books (over 10 years old).
  • Boxes that have been moved directly from long term storage to the Library.
  • Large quantities of books that are not in boxes or containers.


You can recycle paperbacks in your recyclables. Hardcovers must be dropped off at CSWD.

Goodwill accepts clean book donations.