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Support the Friends of the Library, DONATE!
Generous annual financial support from the community allows the Friends of the Library to provide an exceptional library experience. Your contribution helps us offer innovative programs, events, and activities for all ages and interests. You ensure that the Library remains an important center of culture, enlightenment, and development in the community.
You can increase the effectiveness of your gift if your employer has a matching gifts program. Follow your company procedures.
The Friends of Bernards Township Library, Inc. is registered as a 501 (c) (3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service. Gifts to the Friends are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
Donate Items
The library circulation desk accepts book donations at the following times:
Monday evenings from 6-8PM
Tuesdays-Thursdays from 10AM-4PM
Please do not leave books outside the library or in library book drops. Due to space constraints we may decline book donations at times. The Library will, upon request, provide a receipt for donated items, but cannot assign a value to donated materials.
We DO NOT accept:
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Text books
Test Prep
Cassettes, VHS, CDs, DVDs
Books in very poor condition (stained, torn, moldy)
**Please note: We cannot accept more than 3 medium size cardboard boxes per week.**
Memorial | Honor Donation Program
The Friends of the Bernards Township Library's Memorial | Honor Donation Program offers patrons the opportunity to donate funds for the purchase of a book to add to the Library's collection to remember or honor a friend, relative, special person, or even a pet.
Consider an Honorary Donation if you are looking for a thoughtful gift to honor a special person, relationships or events in your life or the lives of others.
- Anniversary
- Birthday
- Graduation
- Birth
- Christening
- Marriage
Consider a Memorial Donation if you want to celebrate the life of a:
- loved one
- friend
- neighbor
- colleague
- pet
With a minimum contribution of $20.00, a book in a subject of your choice will be handsomely plated.
The Library will notify the person or family, of your gift with a personal letter.
Memorial | Honor Donation Form