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Donations and Gifts
The Library's Gift and Commemorative
Guidelines
Commemorative Gifts (including
the Lenore Uccelli Varni Memorial Trust Fund and other memorials):
A gracious way to remember a loved one or to commemorate a special
occasion or event Such as an anniversary, graduation, birthday
or holiday. A minimum contribution of $20 is required for commemorative
gifts. Acknowledgment is made to the donor and to the person
being honored (or their family).
Book and AV Donation Information
The Library is pleased to accept
current bestsellers, paperbacks, and AV's; also materials related
to South San Francisco history such as school yearbooks.
Thoughtful donations to the library
are appreciated; however, we do not accept:
- textbooks, computer books and
manuals more than 3 years old
- Reader's Digest Condensed books
or magazines
- torn, damp, mildewed, pencil marked,
highlighted or otherwise damaged books
- encyclopedias more than 8 years
old
- newspapers, coupons, and catalogs
- magazines (including National
Geographic) older than one year
All donations must be brought to
the Circulation Desk - do not leave them outside or place in book
drops! Due to limits on storage space and staff time, we ask
you to bring no more than two - small or medium sized - boxes each
library visit.
We reserve the right to refuse gifts
(monetary or material) upon which restrictions are placed.
For information on donating special
items, please call 650-829-3876 or email ssfpladm@pls.lib.ca.us
Organizations accepting
used items in good condition include (most area code 650):
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Cerebal Palsy Foundation:
593-1811
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Goodwill (SSF):
737-9827
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PARCA, Peninsula
Association for Retarded Citizens (SM): 312-0725; Main Office:
312-0730
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Salvation Army (SB):
583-3589 Call 1-800-742-5787 for pickup
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St. Vincent de Paul
(SSF): 589-8445; pick up for big loads.
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Books for the Barrio:
(925) 687-7701. Textbooks, encyclopedias &; National
Geographic are OK; no US or California History books or other
periodicals are accepted.
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