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The Library of Congress has surplus books available to educational institutions (including full-time tax-supported or non-profit schools, school systems, colleges, universities, museums, and public libraries), public bodies (agencies of local, state, or national government), and non-profit tax-exempt organizations in the United States having tax-exempt status under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1964.
These surplus books are miscellaneous in character and are not organized in any systematic way, although they are arranged on shelves for on-site inspection by authorized representatives of qualifying organizations. Most of these books have been turned over to the Library of Congress by other Federal agencies, and the collection usually contains only a small percentage of publications at the primary and secondary school levels.
Since there is a constant turnover in its size and content, the value of the material available at any one time may not justify the expense of sending a representative to Washington solely for the purpose of selecting from this collection. Members of the Library staff are prohibited from making selections on behalf of participating organizations. An eligible organization may authorize a representative, including a person in the Washington area, to make selections on its behalf by designating, in writing, the name of the representative in a letter of introduction to the Anglo/American Acquisitions Division.
Participating organizations are responsible for all costs of removing/shipping material from the Library.
The Donation Program is located in Room B03 of the James Madison Memorial Building. Hours of service are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays.
For more information about the Library's Surplus Books Program, please contact:
Joseph Mahar
Anglo-American Acquisitions Division (LS/ACQ/ANAD)
Library of Congress
101 Independence Avenue, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20540-4170
Phone: 202+707-9524 Fax: 202+707-0380
Internet: jmah@loc.gov