Donating Books to NIE Library

Thinking of donating books to NIE Library?

NIE Library may occasionally accept physical book donations that support NIE’s teaching, learning and research needs.

All offers of book donation will be carefully reviewed against our selection criteria to ensure relevance and suitability.

Items Generally Not Accepted

Guidelines for specific types of items:

Category	Not Accepted
Academic Books	Scientific and technical works more than 5 years old
Textbooks, Workbooks & Assessment Books	Generally not accepted, except those with historical or research significance
Children’s Books	Odd-sized or non-standard format books
Scholarly Journals, magazines & newspapers	Generally not accepted, except for items with historical value or related to Singapore education
Others	Photocopies, outdated media formats (CD-ROM, VCD, DVD), outdated content, loose-leaf or ring bound works, encyclopaedias, dictionaries, annual reports

* The above list is not exhaustive. Other items may be declined if they are deemed unsuitable for the Library.

Important:

NIE Library reserves the right to decline or dispose of donated items that do not meet our criteria, unless donors specifically request non-accepted items be returned.
The Library does not provide for the collection or delivery of donated items (except for items located within NIE Blocks 1 to 7).
All transport arrangements and costs must be borne by the donor.
Donated items are not eligible for income tax relief.

How to donate items to NIE Library

For 20 items or less, submit a donation form.

For more than 20 items or other related enquiries, please contact libacq@nie.edu.sg before making any arrangements.

For NIE staff or faculty donating their own publications, please contact libacq@nie.edu.sg before making any arrangements.

The Library will be closed on 7 Feb 2026 (Sat) for an NIE annual staff event.