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.

Support the Library by purchasing gently used items from our book sale. Our book sale is stocked through community donations and items weeded from the Library’s collection.

Find bestseller books, hidden gems, large print, music CDs, CD books, DVDs, Blu-ray, video games and more. You never know what you might find!

Visit the book sale at City Centre and Poirier branches.

The Library has a selection of logo merchandise available for purchase at City Centre branch and Poirier branch. Purchase a reusable book bag for your library haul. Forgot your memory stick at home? Pick up an 8 or 32 GB USB drive. All proceeds support library services, programs and events. 

• Messenger Bag $3.00
• Book Bag $2.50
• Sling Backpack $15.00
• Reusable Mask (plain black) $5.00
• Reusable Mask (graphic) $7.00
• 8 GB USB Drive $15.00
• 32 GB USB Drive $25.00
• Powerbank $25.00
• Business Card Holder $2.00
• Coffee Mug $6.00
• Lined Notebook $5.00
• Pen, Highlighter & Stylus $1.50
• Magnifying Bookmark & Ruler $1.00
• Picnic Blanket $20.00
• Umbrella $25.00

*Prices and availability may vary at different locations.

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