Donations to the Library
Used Book Donations
We accept donations of gently used books, CDs, and DVDs. We are unable to accept donations of damaged books, musty/moldy/dirty books, textbooks, encyclopedias, newspapers, magazines, puzzles, VHS tapes, or cassette tapes. Donations may be added to the library collection, sold in the Friends’ used book sales, or recycled.
Memorial Gifts and Other Monetary Donations
Monetary gifts are always welcome. Gifts may be given in memory or in honor of a person. Download a gift form or pick one up by the community bulletin board in the library. Turn in your completed form with a check payable to “Wayne Public Library” at the library’s circulation desk, or mail your form and check to: Wayne Public Library, 3737 S. Wayne Rd., Wayne, MI 48184.
Thank you to our recent donors
Fall 2024
Wayne Rotary Club, for literacy programs
Lois and John VanStipdonk, in memory of Ed Rowe
Friends of the Wayne Public Library, in memory of Ed Rowe
Summer 2024
Friends of the Wayne Public Library, in support of the Summer Reading Program
Lois and John VanStipdonk, in memory of Molly Ann Drlik
Friends of the Wayne Public Library, in honor of Bridget Kelly
Tyler Van Well, in honor of Michelle Van Well
Spring 2024
Lois and John VanStipdonk, in memory of Phyllis Stein
Wayne Rotary Club, for literacy programs
Lois and John VanStipdonk, in memory of Sue Tschihart
Wayne Rotary Club, in memory of Phyllis Stein
Millie Kliemann, in memory of Lyla Cassel
The Friends of the Wayne Public Library, in memory of Phyllis Stein
The Friends of the Wayne Public Library, in honor of Lois VanStipdonk
Members of the First Congregational Church of Wayne, in memory of Phyllis Stein
Scott and Todd Stein, in memory of Phyllis Stein
Jeff Hawley, in memory of Phyllis Stein
Anonymous, in memory of Phyllis Stein
Margo Horzelski, in memory of Phyllis Stein
Bev Woodard, in memory of Phyllis Stein
Cynthia Gordon, in memory of Phyllis Stein
Tom and Claudia Buckalew, in memory of Phyllis Stein
Mary Ann Ellis, in memory of Phyllis Stein
Mary and Bill Carney, in memory of Phyllis Stein
Kathleen Finneran (Young), in memory of Phyllis Stein
Wayne Garden Club, in memory of Phyllis Stein
Linda Spidell, in memory of Phyllis Stein
Carol Weyand, in memory of Phyllis Stein
Jan and Jim Hartman, in memory of Phyllis Stein
Barbara Galbraith, in memory of Phyllis Stein
Pat Rice, in memory of Janet Stevens
Pat Rice, in memory of Michele Hunt
Zainab Jaafar-Chami, in memory of Janet Stevens
Winter 2023-24
Glenwood Heights Homeowners Association, in memory of Beverly Staley
Lois and John VanStipdonk, in memory of Kerran Ryan
Patricia Rice, in memory of Kay Giuliani
Patricia Rice, in memory of Steve Hawley
Donna Harder, in memory of Donna and Barry McEachern
Joseph Savale, in memory of Miriam Joyce Savale
Lois and John VanStipdonk, in memory of Herlinde Bevard
Patricia Rice, in memory of Herlinde Bevard