Main Drop-Off Location
Donations: This book-sorting location is open to accept public donations every Friday morning from 9:00 am – 11:30 am (except Friday public holidays & book sale Fridays). Please make sure to read the criteria located at the bottom of this page before bringing books, puzzles and games to donate. Large amounts/boxes must be brought to this main sorting base when it is opened by volunteers on Friday mornings. Please do not leave boxes or bags of donations next to/outside any of our drop-off locations.
Friends of the Library acknowledges the support of Dr. Moshe Oz (Rose Valley Veterinary Hospital) in providing us with a reduced monthly rental.
Kelowna Book Donation Bins
Address: Okanagan Regional Library Administrative Centre, 1430 K.L.O. Road, Kelowna
A donation bin is located at the Okanagan Regional Library Administration Centre. For donations 24×7. Small amounts only. Please do not leave bags/boxes next to the bin. Bin is cleared on a semi-regular basis within each week. (Large amounts/boxes must be taken to our main sorting base on Friday mornings).
Address: Parkinson Recreation Centre, Harvey Avenue/1800 Parkinson Way, Kelowna
Friends operate a second 24×7 donations drop-off bin for small amounts in the car park circle of Parkinson Recreation Centre. Bin is cleared regularly within each week. Please do not leave boxes/bags next to our drop-off bins or, we will lose the privilege of them being located at these organization sites.
Donation Requirements
The Kelowna Friends of the Library appreciate your donations of books, puzzles, and games in GOOD CONDITION.
Buyers at the sales WILL NOT BUY BOOKS IN POOR CONDITION or THAT CONTAIN OUT-OF-DATE INFORMATION.
Please DO NOT leave the following items:
- Books in poor condition – damaged, torn, yellowed, pen marks, watermarks, highlighter, etc.
- Textbooks
- Encyclopaedias
- Out-of-date books – travel, health, computer, etc.
- Magazines
- Reader’s Digest condensed books
- CD’s, DVD’s, Videos, cassette tapes, audio-books and records
Friends must use a commercial service to recycle unsaleable items at a considerable cost which then reduces our fundraising proceeds. Please note Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) do not accept these items (other than magazines) in residential recycling pick up.
RDCO run a Book Recycling Program in partnership with select Okanagan Regional Library (ORL) locations and Planet Earth Recycling. Books that are damaged or outdated (so not accepted for Kelowna Friends of Library book sales), can be deposited into specially marked blue bins at the following ORL branches in Kelowna: Downtown Kelowna Library on Ellis Street, Mission Library in MNP Place on Gordon Drive and Rutland Library in Plaza33 on Hwy 33. For a list of other ORL locations in the Central Okanagan district who host Book Recycling Program blue bins and for more information on this program, check this link.
Monetary Donations
The Friends of the Library is not able to receive monetary donations. Instead, individuals are asked to make a donation to the Okanagan Regional Library (ORL) on behalf of the Friends of the Library. To donate, please visit the ORL Website at www.orl.bc.ca/support-us/donations.