• Donation should be no more than 15 years old. Exceptions are made for material
  about Chico, Northeastern California, limited editions and other books of special
  interest.
  
  
• The Library does not accept donations of textbooks, single issues of journals and
  magazines, or handbooks.
  
  
• Donations are very selectively added to the collection.
  
  
• Donations not added to the collection are given to the Friends of the Meriam
  Library for fundraising purposes.
  
  
• All donated not added to the collection or sold by the Friends are recycled with a
  recognized recycler.
  
  
• The library, by law, cannot offer appraisals on the value of donated collections.