Donations for the collection are accepted under the provisions of the Donations for the Collection Policy, excerpted from the Palo Alto City Library Collection Development Policy, April 2018.
Donations are handled through the Friends of the Palo Alto Library (FOPAL). Please see the FOPAL website for information on their schedule and limitations, or call 650-494-1266.
To get started, visit the Volunteering at PACL page to see current opportunities and apply.
Fill out the online Suggest a Purchase form with your suggestion. We can't promise that we will buy an item that is suggested for purchase, since our budget and shelving space are limited.
We do accept submissions from authors and publishers for consideration, however submitted works must meet the same selection criteria as stated in our Collection Development Policy.
To have your book considered for the collection, please read through our entire Author and Publisher Submissions Guidelines. This document outlines the entire submission process, requirements, and review criteria.
Check our dedicated FAQ page on Beanstack.
