The Thurgood Marshall State Law Library will consider inquiries regarding the donation of books and other materials appropriate for its collections. While we are grateful for offers, the Library has limited storage capacity, which necessitates prioritization and evaluation. Thus, decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Because it already possesses an adequate number of copies, the Library usually cannot accept donations of the following titles and classes of materials:
- The Maryland Annotated Code
- The Laws of Maryland
- The Maryland Law Encyclopedia
- The Maryland Digest
- Regional reporter sets (including the Atlantic Reporter)
- Primary legal source materials from other states and the Federal government (including state and Federal codes and case law reports)
- Large sets of secondary source materials (for example, legal encyclopedias, attorney directories, case law digests, and the American Law Reports)
If you wish to donate items, please be aware of the following policies:
- The Library regards any donation as an unrestricted gift.
- The Library does not evaluate the value or physical condition of any gift. The assessment of any gift is solely the responsibility of the donor or the donor's personal representative.
- The Library will gratefully provide a letter of acknowledgement of the gift and include a list of the items donated.
If you have any questions not answered here or have a donation offer, please complete the Library Donations Form.