Tax deductible donations 501(c) for our books, programs, and needs  below with PayPal, VENMO, or Credit Card:

Shaw Public Library Association–is responsible for the care, maintenance, and upkeep of the children’s annex.

The Yellow Building

We are currently raising money for a new heat pump to keep our annex warm and cool!

 


                        Checks are payable to:

Shaw Public Library Association

PO BOX 98

Greenville, Maine 04441

or they can be dropped off at the library.

Book Donations:

Donations are added to the Library’s collection if they meet the same standards as those required of purchased materials. Most donations are not added to the collection, but are sold by the Shaw Public Library Association to fund special Library projects, services, programs, and building needs.  Material judged not suitable for the collection or for the book sale are discarded. The guidelines for donating materials are as follows:

We accept:

  • Hardcover and paperback books for children, teens and adults
  • Contemporary and classic fiction
  • Popular nonfiction such as cookbooks, biographies, history
  • Audiobooks on CD
  • DVD movies

We cannot accept:

  • Books in poor condition (stained, yellowed, moldy, torn, heavily written in/marked up)
  • Encyclopedias
  • Textbooks
  • Readers Digest condensed books
  • Outdated reference books
  • Books discarded by other libraries
  • Abridged audio books
  • Audio cassettes and VHS tapes
  • Music CDs
  • Large “coffee table” books

Donations must be delivered to the Library when we are open and may not be left outside the door or placed in our book drops.  If you have more than two boxes of books, please call ahead to make sure we can accommodate the donation. Due to space constraints, we may need to decline donations from time to time.