Gifts are an important part of the Library Acquisitions Programme and as such, we will gladly accept any gift of books and other materials that enhances our collections. Please take note that gifts received will be subjected to the selection criteria we used for purchased materials. These will become the property of the Library and we reserve the right to decide the disposition of all gifts received and to refuse unsuitable material.

Donors should fill out the Library Materials Donation Receipt Form in advance and attach it to their donation. The donor will need to fill in his/her name, address, phone number, number of items donated, and a brief description of the donation. The Library will acknowledge all donations by letter. Donors who wish to be publicly recognised should contact the Technical Services Librarian for information about the Library's acknowledgement options.

The Library will be pleased to accept your donation if the items are in good condition.

• Books, CDs and DVDs of current interest (up to 3 years old)

• Journals
• Popular fiction and non-fiction (up to 3 years old)

• Books on the local history of Penang

The Library will not accept damaged, underlined material and other items as follows:

• Photocopied materials

• Magazines

• Cassettes, CDs, videos or DVDs copied from originals

• Materials downloaded from the Internet

Donations can be delivered to the Main Library or any of the Regional Centre libraries. Library staff at each receiving point will accept your gift and sign and date the receipt form.