Gifts of Physical Materials to the General Collections1
Due to space constraints and the high cost of managing gifts of physical items, the Libraries can no longer accept donations of books and other materials for the general collections.
Ways to support the Libraries
The Libraries continue to welcome philanthropic donations. For information about giving to the UC Irvine Libraries, please email givetolib@uci.edu or visit https://give.lib.uci.edu/
Other Potential Book Donation Programs
Donors who offer items or collections that the Libraries cannot accept are encouraged to reach out to book donation programs such as the following:
- Goodwill Southern California
Goodwill has many locations throughout Southern California where they will accept donations
http://www.goodwillsocal.org/donate/ - Friends of the Newport Beach Public Library Bookstore
Guidelines and contact information can be found here:
https://www.newportbeachlibrary.org/about/friends-of-the-library - OC Public Library Friend's Bookstores
Many OC Public Library branches have Friends' bookstores that accept donations.
https://www.ocpl.org/page/friends-bookstores
For more information, contact:
Library Technical Services
libgifts@uci.edu
1 THIS POLICY ONLY APPLIES TO THE GENERAL COLLECTIONS AT LANGSON LIBRARY, SCIENCE LIBRARY, AND GRUNIGEN MEDICAL LIBRARY. THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES NOR TO THE ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN ARCHIVE CENTER, WHICH ARE GOVERNED BY THEIR OWN GUIDELINES: https://special.lib.uci.edu/donating-materials