Donations

The Moorpark City Library appreciates your donation of books and other library materials. If a donation is to be considered for addition to the library collection, it must have been published or released within the last two years, be in excellent condition, and judged by staff to have value for the library collection.

Some items donated to the library will be added to the library collection or used to replace older copies of items with newer ones. Otherwise, donated items may be given to the Moorpark Friends of the Library, which supports library operations through book sales and other events.

  • Please drop off donations inside the Library.
  • Donations are limited to no more than two banker’s size boxes.
  • If you would like a form to acknowledge your donation for taxation purposes, please ask a staff member at the time of your donation.


Items NOT Accepted:

  • Newspapers & Magazines
  • Multi-volume encyclopedias, and multi-volume law/legal books
  • Phone books/directories
  • Yearbooks/Annuals
  • K-12 textbooks
  • "Free" Government books
  • 3-ring binder books
  • Wet/moldy/smelly/damaged books