U.S. Library of Congress Surplus Books Program
The Library of Congress Surplus Books Program donates books to educational institutions, public agencies, and nonprofit tax-exempt agencies with the purpose of building library collections.
My office can help facilitate your organization's request for books. The Library of Congress Surplus Books Program’s collection consists of a miscellaneous assortment of genres, including children’s books, fiction, non-fiction, reference books, textbooks, cookbooks and many others. The collection changes frequently and is not listed in any database.
To request books, eligible organizations and institutions must be located in Illinois’ 6th Congressional District and fall into one of the following categories:
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Full-time, tax-supported, or nonprofit educational institution: school, school system, college, university, museum, or public library.
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Agency of local, state, or federal government.
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Nonprofit institution or organization that has tax-exempt status under the of section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (see 41 CFR 101-44.207 (a)(17)) and that operates a library and/or research provisions center open to the public.
The program’s purpose is not to raise funds for institutions or organizations.
We will do our best to find books that match your interests, but we cannot guarantee the exact books you request will be available. We recommend keeping your requests general, for example “test-prep books” OR "books about statistics" rather than “A.P. Statistics test-prep books.”
To request books for your organization, complete and SUBMIT THIS FORM. In your message, note the name of your organization and the types of books you would like to receive.
More information about the Library of Congress Surplus Books program can be found here.