Your Library & Your Tax Dollars
The Bateman Library is a mission support activity funded 100% with congressional appropriations.
Your professional library team members select and purchase all items in the collection.
Donations
Books, DVDs, Spoken Audio, and STEAM & Maker Materials
The Library accepts donations in good condition. Items with stains, smells, mold, bugs, yellowing, mold, or other evidence of damage will not be accepted.
All donated items become the property of the Bateman Library.
At Bateman Library’s discretion, donated materials may be added to the collection, repurposed, or recycled.
Text Books
The Library does not circulate text books.
Education is an investment in yourself!
Request to Purchase
Let us know if there is something you think we should add to the collection. Before you do:
Check the catalog to see if we already own the item.
Ask us! We may not have it ready for the shelf yet.
Check our online collections to see if an ebook or audiobook version is available for download.