Libraries Accepting Charitable Donations 2025

'Tis the giving season all year round...

Find a library in Onondaga County where you can donate items and give back to your community! 

[last updated 1/13/2025]

 


December & January 

Minoa Library

(Early Dec. - late Dec/early Jan.)

  • Minoa is collecting pet supplies!
  • Collecting pet supply items on behalf of Assemblyman Al Stirpe's office, starting early December and running until late Dec-early Jan.

January & February

Soule Branch Library

(January - end of February)

  • Soule is collecting T-shirts and socks!
  • Collecting new or clean and gently-used adult-sized T-shirts and socks.
  • Donations will go to Nottingham High School.

All Winter-Long

Betts Branch Library

(Now - throughout winter)

  • Betts has a mitten tree!
  • Collecting gloves, mittens, hats, scarves, blankets, and other warm items.
  • They will be collecting items throughout winter.

Year-round collections

Community Library of DeWitt & Jamesville 

  • CLD&J is collecting hygiene items and toiletries!
  • The library accepts individually packaged hygiene items to help fellow library users in need.
  • Toothbrushes, nail clippers, tissues, and other hygiene products will go towards their long-term project of outfitting the library’s bathrooms with “hygiene pockets.”

East Syracuse Free Library 

  • East Syracuse is collecting non-perishable food and other grocery items!
  • The East Syracuse Free Library is a drop-off sight for non-perishable food items and other grocery items such as cleaning products, soaps, shampoo and paper products.
  • All items will be donated to the library's local food pantries.

Elbridge Free Library

  • Elbridge Free has a year-round Little Free Pantry! 
  • The pantry is stocked with easy-access snack foods geared towards kids
  • Ideal donations: Items that kids could open and/or heat in the microwave without help
  • The greatest need for donations is while kids are on break from school!

Manlius Library

  • Manlius is collecting diapers and non-perishable food!
  • Manlius Library is collecting diapers for the CNY Diaper Bank.
  • The library is also collecting non-perishable food for the F-M Food Pantry.

Maxwell Memorial Library

  • Maxwell is a drop-off location for donations of children’s bedding to Sleep in Heavenly Peace!
  • Collecting new twin-size sheets, comforters. bed-in-a-bag. throw blankets, standard pillows, pillowcases, and twin mattress protectors
  • Items must be brand new and in their store packaging
  • The donation bin is inside the library—just look for the little bed near the front door!

Maxwell Memorial Library

  • Maxwell is a drop-off location for donations to help keep the shelves at the Food Pantry at St. Joseph’s Church in Camillus stocked!
  • For more information about suggested donation items, click here.
  • The food pantry serves families in the following zip codes: 13031, 13112, and 13164

Mundy Branch Library

  • Mundy is collecting warm clothes!
  • Hats and mittens/gloves
  • For kids through adult
  • Accepting year-round, especially in winter