The Region of Waterloo Library gratefully receives monetary donations for library items, programs and services. Patrons can donate at a branch, by mail, or online through our website. Books donated by local authors, or items of local historical significance, may be considered, provided they adhere to our Materials Selection guidelines. Charitable tax receipts will be issued for monetary donations of $10.00 or more. Charitable tax receipts are not provided for the donation of physical items, regardless of donor, acceptance, or value.

• Donated funds should be accompanied by a RWL Donation Form, and may be used to purchase items or enhance programs and services. Cheques should be made payable to Region of Waterloo Library. Library staff will do their best to honour the donor’s wishes, while following the Library’s materials selection procedure or programming guidelines. Items purchased with donated funds will be acknowledged with standard RWL bookplates as requested, or the inclusion of corporate or service club logos as appropriate. Gift donations will be acknowledged with cards distributed to the donor. Programs or events funded by donations will be presented for public enjoyment a minimum of 12 weeks following receipt of the funds, to allow time for planning and promotion.
• The Region of Waterloo Library does not accept unsolicited donations of books or other items due to limited storage space, collection curation, and cataloguing requirements. Library book sales are for discarded library books only; the library does not accept the donation of books or magazines for book sales.
  
• Local author donors should contact our Collections Coordinator. Whenever possible, the Library will offer to purchase books by local authors, in lieu of accepting a donation. Information on registering with local book vendors will be provided to the author.
  
• Local History items will be considered according to the Library’s Local History Collection Operation Procedure. Please contact our Collections Coordinator for more information.

All donated materials become the property of the Region of Waterloo Library. As such, they may be added to the collection, sold, or disposed of as the library chooses. The Library is not responsible for informing the donor of such disposition.

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