We welcome donated materials that enhance our collections in support of the university's teaching and research needs, when they do not duplicate ones already in the collection, and when they are in good condition.
Please work with us in advance to ensure that we accept only needed items. See our list of subject specialists who will be able to work with you in advance to be sure your gift fits our needs. We may ask that you compile an inventory of the proposed gifts or allow a subject specialist from the libraries to visit and select items. Should some of the items you propose to donate not meet our current needs, we will be glad to suggest alternative beneficiaries.
Please see Gifts in Kind for more detail and contact information.
Note, the Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) may be interested in accepting books and other publications that relate to our major collecting areas (local/regional history, civil war, food and drink history, science and technology, women in architecture, and university history/university archives). Please contact SCUA staff (specref@vt.edu) so they can work with you to determine if your materials are the appropriate fit.