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We appreciate the generosity of those who would like to donate materials for our collections. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept gifts for the circulating collections because of constraints on shelving space, as well as significant costs for evaluating and processing gifts of tangible personal property.

If you have rare or unique materials, please contact the Associate Dean for Collection Services, who will work with our subject librarians and Special Collections and University Archives unit to determine if they are appropriate to add to the collections.  

Materials dropped off or sent to the library without contacting us first will not be considered for the collection and will be disposed of at our discretion.

You can go to our Collection Policies page to read more about our Books & Materials Donation Policy.