Donate books

Thank you for choosing to donate your new or nearly new books to Twice Upon a Time.

Please review the following information to make sure we’re the right place for your donated books.

Please note we are unable to offer book pickups.

*Twice Upon a Time does not issue tax receipts for donated books.

Books in demand

We are currently seeking donations of new or nearly new books suitable for children up to the age of 12.  We have an especially high demand for:

  • Board books for babies (books that can be chewed, but are not already chewed!)
  • French books
  • Graphic novels in English and French
  • Books that are culturally diverse

A list of in-demand titles can be found on our Book List.

Our goal is to provide the children we serve with books that are new or nearly new, current, relevant and culturally diverse.

We respectfully decline

  • Books that are in poor condition – torn pages or covers, yellowed pages, writing or highlighting, stains, mold or mildew, or broken bindings
  • Non-fiction books that have a published date of over 8 years ago. Older non-fiction books run the risk of spreading out-of-date information
  • Books that once belonged to a library or school
  • Teen and young adult fiction
  • Books that have missing or broken pieces
  • Noise and sound books
  • Sticker activity books
  • Text books
  • Magazines
  • Audio books
  • Movies
  • Recorded music
  • Dictionaries
  • Encyclopedias

Books that do not meet the above Twice Upon a Time book donation guidelines are brought to the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association (FOPLA), a local thrift store, or another appropriate location.

Book drop-off locations

Books on Beechwood

(New Edinburgh)
35 Beechwood Avenue

Coin du livre

(Gloucester)
1657 Cyrville Road

Octopus Books

(Glebe)
116 Third Avenue

Singing Pebble

(Old Ottawa East)
206 Main Street

Dymon Storage

(Vanier / Overbrook)
323 Coventry Road

*Please send us a quick email (info@twiceuponatime.ca) if you’re dropping books off at Dymon.

For larger donations, please contact us to make other drop-off arrangements.

Please note that we are unable to offer book pickups.

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