Donations to the Cobourg Library

• A Donation - A cheque made out to the Cobourg Public Library.  A tax receipt will be issued for any donation of $20 and above.
• Honour with Books - You can honour a friend or family member by making a gift in their name to the Library.  We will notify them of your generosity, and you will receive a tax receipt. 
• A Bequest - Make a provision in your will bequeathing a portion of your estate to the Planned Giving Program.  Contact our CEO for more details by phone 905-372-9271 ext. 6200 or by email
• Gifts of Life Insurance - Contribute by means of life insurance, naming the Cobourg Public Library as beneficiary.   A substantial gift may be made in return for modest payments throughout your lifetime.
• Check out our Create Your Own Fundraiser page for details on how you can help support the Library, or read our Idea Kit.

Thank you for thinking about donating your items to our Library.

Please bring your donations into the Cobourg Library at 200 Ontario Street, Cobourg.

Items we can accept:

• Gently used books, talking books, movies and video games. 
• We ask that your donations be clean and in nearly-new condition
• Please limit your donations to 3 boxes at a time

Items we are unable to accept:

• Encyclopedias, Magazines, Textbooks, Music CDs, Video tapes or Audio tapes

Your donations may be:

• Added our collection
• Used to replace items already in our collection
• Sold in a book sale to raise funds for the Library
• Used for prizes
• Placed in one of our many Pop-up Library locations around town

Thank you to all the people, businesses and organizations for supporting the Cobourg Library this past year!

Thank you to all the Anonymous Donors who contributed funds.