Gifts & Donations

a. Cash Donations

The Board encourages gifts of money and bequests from the public through its Charitable Association. Tax receipts for cash donations over $10 will be issued upon request. Unless otherwise specified when given, donations normally go towards building the library’s collection and items purchased for the circulating collection are made available for any library cardholder to borrow.

If the donor wishes to specify how the money is to be used, a special agreement must be made with the library when the donation is made.

The donor should fill out the Donation Form, Memorial Donation Form or the In Honour of Donation Form.

Donations will be appropriately recognized. Recognition will include a written acknowledgement. The donor can choose whether or not to be acknowledged on a bookplate, which can honour a special individual or group, or recognize a memorial donation.

b. Used Materials

Donations of used books and other materials are welcomed under certain conditions. Staff determines whether materials are acceptable and if they can be used to augment the library’s collection.

The library does not accept Reader’s Digest Condensed Books, Harlequin romances and other similar paperback romances, magazines, sets of encyclopedias more than five years old, or books in poor physical condition.

It is understood that the Regional Library is free to use and assign such gifts as it sees fit in order to obtain the maximum value and use from such material. Materials that the library does not need for its collection may be sold in library book sales or otherwise disposed of in an appropriate manner.

As a general rule, the library does not provide tax receipts for book donations.

The donor should fill out the Book Donation Policy and Form.

c. Online Donations

The Western Counties Regional Library accepts online donations through its Charitable Association. You can donate anytime by clicking the Donate Now Through CanadaHelps.org button below. Once you enter the donation area, please enter the amount you wish to donate in the space provided. If you wish to donate to a specific branch or for a specific purpose, please indicate so in the message area provided by CanadaHelps.org. If you have any questions about this please e-mail us at ansy@nsy.library.ns.ca.

d. Sponsor a Library Program

If you, your group or organization is interested in sponsoring library programs, ask about a presentation by library staff to discuss what we can do with your gift! We will acknowledge all sponsors during the program and we can issue tax-deductible receipts for any donation over $10. For more information, contact Ian White, Public Relations Manager at 742-2486 ext. 231 or iwhite@nsy.library.ns.ca. To sponsor a program online through Canada Helps click here:

Once you arrive on the secure donation Web page choose "Sponsor a Program" from the Canada Helps "Fund Designation" drop-down menu. Enter the program you would like to sponsor in the message box provided by Canada Helps. Thank you.

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