We appreciate the generosity of our readers who wish to donate books to the H&F library service. We will only accept donations if:
- the quantities are manageable for staff to service and add to the catalogue
- there is the appropriate level of space for the items to be shelved
- library site staff agree that the stock is appropriate and desirable.
And the books are:
- in excellent condition
- of local interest that fall within the scope of the H&F Library Service local studies collections
- fiction with a local theme or setting
- regarding subjects relating to London and to the H&F Library Service in particular
- produced by reputable authors and publishers.
We will not accept any donations which are:
- CDs, DVDs, VHS, video games, etc
- books which do not have an ISBN number
- book-sets and parts of sets that were originally sold as single items
- oversized books
- novelty books that use batteries or that are labelled ‘unsuitable for children under three’, etc
- grubby or damaged items
- items which contain out of date information
- foreign language titles where the publisher cannot be verified as being reputable, or for languages H&F Libraries do not usually stock.
We reserve the right to dispose of, or offer for sale, any materials that we do not wish to add to our library stock.