(Be sure to check “What to Donate” at the bottom on this page.)
OUR 2025 BOOK DRIVE DATES HAVE NOT BEEN SET. KEEP SAVING YOUR BOOKS AND RETURN TO THIS PAGE TO VIEW INFORMATION ABOUT OUR NEXT COLLECTION DATE IN SPRING 2025!
Book drives are drive-up and drop off book donations at the Blasco Library.
The Friends of the Erie County Library accepts donations of gently used books, books on CD, music CDs, and DVDs and jigsaw puzzles. We hold several specialty sales every year, as well as the Great American Book Sale, to raise funds to support the Erie County Public Library.
- One bag or box may be brought to the Bayfront Bookshelf, the book store in the lobby of the Blasco Library. If the store is closed, donations can be taken to the Blasco Library circulation desk.
- Erie County Library branches can accept donations of up to 5 books. It is suggested that you call the branch before bringing in a donation.
- At a book drive: The next book drive is planned for spring 2025. You may drop off any amount of books. The drives are advertised on posters at the library, on this website, on ErieLibrary.org, and on Facebook.
What to Donate:
Best selling items are:
- New fiction, especially suspense and mystery
- Children’s Books
- Local History
- Books on CD
- DVDs
- Jigsaw Puzzles
Items we do not accept
- Encyclopedias
- Reader’s Digest condensed books
- Textbooks
- Magazines, pamphlets
- Outdated technical books (5 years or older) such as law, medicine, computers, health
- Multiple copies of the same title
- Yellowed paperbacks
- Books that are damaged – ripped, mildewed, underlined, with an odor
- VHS or cassette tapes
Jigsaw puzzle donations need to be taped closed. Attach a sticker indicating if the puzzle is complete or if pieces are missing. We cannot accept puzzles with more than three missing pieces.