Frequently Asked Questions
I'd like to make a donation, who do I contact?
Where are you located
What are your hours? When are donations accepted?
What type of documentation will I receive for tax purposes?
What is the value of my donation?
My donation was declined, what other options do I have for putting what I was offering to good use?
Why isn't my donation on the shelf?
What do you do with the items that are not kept for the Libraries' collection?
Do you have booksales?
I'd like to make a donation, who do I contact?
Gifts and Exchange
Mary Seaman
Libraries - Gifts and Exchange
Colorado State University
1019 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1019
Room 28, Morgan Library
(970) 491-1823
Where are you located?
Gifts and Exchange office is located in room 28, Morgan Library. The office is located in the basement, on the west side, near the south end, of Morgan Library.
1) From the elevator, west of the Information desk:
- Take elevator to basement.
- When you exit, turn right and then another immediate right.
- Continue south until you come to the Gifts and Exchange office (third door on your right).
- Go to the basement.
- When you exit, go south to the linoleum walkway (right if using the stairs and left if using the elevator).
- Follow the linoleum flooring until it turns into carpeting (you will see the movable shelving).
- Turn right (west), and go to the "yellow" wall (moveable shelving will be on your left and stationary shelving on your right).
- Gifts and Exchange is the office with the double doors.
What are your hours? When are donations accepted?
Monday-Friday
8:00-5:00 (Academic year hours) or 7:30-4:30 (Summer hours)
After a donation has been accepted, delivery should be coordinated through Gifts and Exchange staff. Donations can be accepted during the above hours of operation. Please contact Mary Seaman for more information.
What type of documentation will I receive for tax purposes?
Donors are asked to complete a disavowal form to include with their donation. The information on the form provides needed details for generating a letter of acknowledgment, which will be mailed to the donor. If, at the time of donation, the donor provides a valuation for the donation, the Colorado State University Foundation may also issue a receipt at the end of the year.
What is the value of my donation?
As donee, the Libraries is unable to value donations. Please visit the "Appraisers" page for a listing of any known appraisers and websites to assist you with determining a value.
My donation was declined, where else can I offer my donation?
We've put together a list of some local sources (Fort Collins, Colorado) that my be of use. You might also try contacting the following sources in your community:
- Schools (public and community colleges)
- Detention centers
- Nursing homes
- Hospital
- Public Library
- Outreach organizations (e.g. Nightwalker)
- Second hand stores (e.g. Arc, Salvation Army, GoodWill)
- Recycling center (magazines/white paper)
Why isn't my donation on the shelf?
Not all donations received will be added to the collection. Only items that are selected and meet the Libraries' criteria for acceptance , will be added to the collection. Selected items can take up to four months from date of donation until it is available on the shelf. When donations are received, they are placed on a review shelf for the Libraries' selectors to review. Depending on the donation date, items can be there for two months. After they are selected, it could take another one to two months for items to be processed and shelved.
What do you do with the items that are not kept for the Libraries' collection?
Each item being discarded is carefully reviewed to determine if there is another suitable source where the item could be utilized. The condition and content are determining factors when selecting how to dispose of the item. These following options are considered when sorting items being discarded:
- Books for Development
- Campus departments
- Colorado State University - Pueblo
- Community Libraries/Organizations
- Freebies for Library patrons
- Other Libraries
- Recycle
- Textbook dealers
- Trash - last resort (very minimal)
Do you have booksales?
The Colorado State University Morgan Library no longer holds book sales due to shortage of space and resources. Instead, patrons will now find more selection of items placed on the freebie shelves.