Drop Off Used Books

If you have unwanted books, CDs and DVDs lying around, please consider donating them to the Friends. We sell these items at our period book sales. Income from these sales is what allows us to provide the programs and services our patrons enjoy.

For information about our upcoming sales, visit the Book Sales page.

Where to Donate

DONATION COLLECTION IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED

As the library prepares to break ground on the renovation project, The Friends book sale operations have moved next door, to First Parish Church.

While we plan to eventually accept donations at the church, we are not yet set up to do so. Please check back here for information about when collection capabilities are up and running again. You can also sign up for our weekly newsletter, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram, for an announcement.

What to Donate

We accept the following items:

  • Hardback and paperback books in gently used condition, all genres and ages

  • DVD's and Blu-ray

  • Music on CD's and vinyl

  • Audiobooks on CD

Please remember that we DO NOT ACCEPT:

  • Textbooks >10 years old

  • Encyclopedias > 5 years old

  • VHS or Cassette tapes

  • Magazines

  • Tattered, soiled, or mildewed books

Why Donate

Your generous donations of books and media benefit the library and the community of Westford. Funds raised at book sales represent nearly 40 percent of our income, and it is this income that allows us to provide the programs and other services our patrons enjoy.

To learn more, check out the Book Donations in Action graphic, and read the Book Donations Fund Friends’ Programming blog post.

The Friends firmly believe in the motto Re-read, Reuse, Recycle! Just about every book donated to the Friends is reused in some way. Those not needed for the book sales or leftover from our sales are put on the "free" shelves in the library's downstairs hallway or are donated to More Than Words, a nonprofit social enterprise. More Than Words runs bookstores in Boston and Waltham that help youth involved in the foster care system, court involved, homeless or out of school to take charge of their lives by taking care of a business.  The few donated books that are totally unusable — moldy or torn beyond recognition — are recycled.

The Friends of the J.V. Fletcher Library deeply appreciate the town's continued support.