Tysons Library Friends
Donate Your Gently Used Books Today
Support Literacy, Enrich Our Library, and Keep Books Out of Landfills!
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We Love Donated Books!
At the Friends of the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, our mission is simple yet meaningful: we rescue gently used books, give them a second life, and turn them into affordable treasures for our community to enjoy.
We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization made up of dedicated volunteers who are passionate about literacy, libraries, and community engagement. In partnership with the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, we accept hundreds of book donations each week—carefully sorting and reselling them through our popular quarterly book sales, lobby shelf sales, and online storefront.
By keeping books in circulation, we:
Promote literacy across all ages
Encourage sustainable book reuse and reduce waste
Support and enhance local library services, programs, and resources
Welcome gifts, endowments, and bequests in support of our mission
We are proud to serve as stewards of literacy and lifelong learning—and we truly love and support our library community.
Join us (tysonslibrarybooksale@gmail.com) to connect with fellow bibliophiles who support the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library and literacy programs, and make a difference in our neighborhood!
We sell 15,000+ books at each of our Quarterly Used Book/Media Sales
We sell 15,000+ books at each of our Quarterly Used Book/Media Sales
Check our calendar tab for sale dates!
Browse 20+ categories including Cooking, History, Biographies, STEM, Culture, Fiction, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Classics, Self-Help, Business, Hobbies, Religion, and more. We also offer DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, graphic novels, manga, puzzles, and games—plus thousands of books for kids of all ages.
All donated items are carefully cleaned, sorted, and priced by our dedicated volunteers—most between just $0.25 and $4!
Shop our everyday lobby shelves, too
Shop our everyday lobby shelves, too
Can't wait for our quarterly book sales to find the perfect book? We offer great books for sale every day in the library's front lobby! Shop the whole wall of lobby shelves for current and notable titles in categories like Children's, History, Cooking, Fiction/Mystery, Classics, Business, Romance, Health, Family, Culture, Self-Help, Humor, Travel and more, as well as books for Children of all ages. Make your selections and pay electronically at the library's sales kiosks. Books make great gifts, too!
Donate your books and media
Donate your books and media
When it's time to clean out your own shelves, bring your gently used books to us! Place 1-2 bags of books or DVDs/CDs/audio books, puzzles, or games in the bins at the library's front doors, or contact us to drop off larger boxed donations at the library's loading dock. Email us at tysonslibraryfriends@gmail.com or call (703) 338-3307 to arrange a time.
Tysons Library Friends is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations to the Friends are fully tax deductible. Donors may email us for a blank receipt at tysonslibraryfriends@gmail.com. Please note, neither Friends nor the library staff will assign a value to donated items for tax purposes. Donors are responsible for assessing value of donations, and for any and all tax-related matters.
Books and media we love to accept:
Hardback and paperback books
Children’s and YA books
Foreign language books
Coffee table books
Fiction and nonfiction (hardback or softback) in all subject areas, including current titles in mystery, STEM, social sciences, history, politics, biography, business, travel/places, fine arts and humanities, science fiction, religion, local interest, humor, pets, home improvement and decorating, sports, hobbies, cooking, essays, and health/self-help/family
Antiquarian books in good condition
Computer and other text books - no more than 5 years old, or if older, still relevant
Travel books - no more than 10 years old
Comics and graphic novels
Current magazines - no more than 5 years old
Media - DVDs (no scratches, please!), music CDs, audio books
Board games
Puzzles
Blank journals
Bookmarks
Small gift books
Small boxes for us to use at the end of quarterly sales (letter-size file boxes, wine/liquor boxes with lids)
We need bags of all kinds! Especially brown paper flat-handled grocery bags, 17" tall.
What we cannot accept:
Books that are moldy, mildewed, food-stained, heavily highlighted, falling apart or smell of tobacco products
Medical, legal, tax, computer, or financial advice books older than 5 years, (if older, we can accept those still relevant)
School textbooks that are no longer relevant
Travel and Consumers’ guides more than 10 years old
Discarded library books
Multi-volume sets of encyclopedias
Computer software and games that are obsolete
Videocassette (VHS) tapes and audio cassettes
Magazines more than 5 years old
Please call us if you have questions about your donations on 703-338-3307.
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