Support Us

We accept donations of books and audio-visual materials that are recently published, of popular interest and in excellent condition. We review all donations according to our purchased material standards; items that do not meet those standards may be sold in our book sales or discarded.

We will accept up to 20 items at a time, delivered to either of our two branches. For larger donations, we ask that you please email the Manager, eBranch and Collections. No tax receipts will be issued for donated materials. Once received, the donations are the exclusive property of Coquitlam Public Library.

We do not accept the following:

• Water damaged, yellowed, moldy or mildewed items
• Textbooks and workbooks
• Encyclopedia sets
• Serialized publications, including newspapers, magazines, etc.
• VHS / cassette tapes
• Mixed media kits
• Books in languages other than English, French, Chinese, Farsi, Korean or Spanish.

Donations to the Living Legacy Fund are used to add to our collections and provide for services and programs. You will receive a tax receipt for monetary donations.

You can donate to the Living Legacy Fund through:

• Monetary gifts
• Bequests and estate planning
• Donor recognition program
• Gifts that Inspire – endowment fund
• Materials donation

For more information, please contact the Library’s Executive Director, Todd Gnissios, at 604-937-4137.

The Library thanks the following organizations for their generous donations:

• Trans Mountain - for the Pop Up Library
• Kinsmen of Coquitlam - $1000 for Tech for Families
• Tri-Cities University Women’s Club - $400 for Tech for Families
• Wesbild - for the mobile library
• Industrial Alliance - for the mobile library
• Rotary of Coquitlam - for the mobile library
• The Friends of Coquitlam Public Library Society