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Stocking the book cabinet.
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:
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/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
- Books that once belonged to a library or school
- 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 Older non-fiction books run the risk of spreading out-of-date information
- 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.
Drop off locations
Donations of 20 books or less can be dropped off at the following locations:
- Books on Beechwood (New Edinburgh)
- Coin du livre (Gloucester)
- Octopus Books (Glebe)
- Singing Pebble (Old Ottawa East)
Donations of more than 20 books can be dropped off at:
- Dymon Storage at 323 Coventry Road (Vanier / Overbrook)
*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 we are unable to offer book pickups.
Tax receipts
Twice Upon a Time does not issue tax receipts for donated books.
