Mead Public Library accepts donations of used materials (books, magazines, DVDs, CDs, videos, etc.) for sale in the Friends of Mead Public Library BOOKSTORE or at special sales held by the Friends in the library's Rocca Meeting Room. Check the calendar for dates and times of scheduled sales.

Donations are reviewed by Library staff members for items suitable for inclusion in the Library collections. Materials unsuitable for sale or for inclusion in the Library's collections will be discarded.

Sorry, but Mead Library will not accept donations of items that are in poor condition, including those that are soiled, or have evidence of water damage, mold, etc. 

Mead Library is especially interested in receiving materials related to Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and Great Lakes history and has compiled a wish list of local history materials:

• Sheboygan County Plat Maps: 1916 and 1920
• Sheboygan City Directories: 1877-1885
• Sheboygan City Telephone Books before 1957
  
• Factory Catalogs of Manufacturers Located in the City of Sheboygan
• City of Sheboygan Club and Organization Souvenir Booklets
• City of Sheboygan Public and Parochial Elementary and Junior High/Middle School Photographs and/or School Yearbooks
• Sheboygan High School Lake Breeze Yearbooks: especially 1905, 1915,1921, but we do have a need for duplicate copies
• North High School Polaris Yearbooks: especially 1940, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1976, but we do have a need for duplicate copies
• Sheboygan County Christian High School Yearbooks: especially 1990, 1992, but we do have a need for duplicate copies
• Sheboygan City and County Church Anniversary Booklets
• Historical photographs taken within the City of Sheboygan
• Any information and/or photographs of the amusement park located on the south side of Sheboygan
• Any information and/or photographs of Camp Haven located in Haven, WI
• Books published by local Sheboygan authors

If you have questions about donation of used materials, call 459-3400 ext 3401.