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Library Accepting Donations for Community Drive

  • November 02, 2026
  • By Baltimore County Public Library

As the holiday season approaches, we understand that some of our neighbors are having to make tough financial decisions. Help make the season bright by donating to our Connecting to the Community holiday drive. Donations will be accepted during normal operating hours—Monday, November 9, through Friday, December 11.

Acceptable Donations 

Donations will be delivered to the following nonprofit organizations in time for the season. Residents with questions about the collection or the organizations’ specific needs should contact their local branches.  

Eastern Locations

Benefiting Organization  What to Donate  Donation Branches 
Churches for Streets of Hope Nonperishable food  Essex 
Family Crisis Center of Baltimore County 
  • Body wash
  • Deodorant
  • Disinfectant spray
  • Dryer sheets
  • Laundry pods
  • Lotion
  • Paper towels
  • Pillows
  • Shampoo and conditioner
  • Shower caddies
  • Towels
  • Twin-sized bed sheets
  • Twin-sized blankets
North Point 
Hope's Horizon
  • Adult clothing
  • Board games
  • Coloring books
  • Colored pencils
  • Crossword puzzles
  • Jigsaw puzzles
  • Non-perishable food
  • Toiletries
  • Towels
Perry Hall
St. Vincent De Paul Eastside Shelter
  • Baby items (diapers and wipes)
  • New, unwrapped toys
  • Toiletries
  • Towels and washcloths
  • Twin-sized bed sheets

 

  • Rosedale
  • White Marsh 
Turner Station Recreation Council New, unwrapped toys  Sollers Point 

Central Locations

Benefiting Organization  What to Donate  Donation Branches 
Prologue, Inc.   New, unwrapped toys 
  • Cockeysville
  • Towson
Hereford Food Bank Nonperishable food Hereford 

Victor’s Vittles Food Pantry 

 

  • New, unwrapped toys
  • Nonperishable food
Parkville-Carney 

Western Locations

Benefiting Organization  What to Donate  Donation Branches 
Toys for Tots  New, unwrapped toys 
  • Arbutus
  • Lansdowne
Catonsville Emergency Assistance
  • Household necessities
  • Hygiene products
  • Nonperishable food
Catonsville

Community Crisis Center, Inc. 

 

  • New, unwrapped toys
  • Toiletries
  • Owings Mills
  • Pikesville
  • Reisterstown
St. Charles Borromeo Food Pantry Nonperishable foods Pikesville

 

Community Assistance Network (CAN)

 

  • Dish soap
  • Dryer sheets
  • Laundry detergent
  • Paper towels
  • Tissues
  • Toilet paper
  • Toiletries
Randallstown 
St. Gabriel's Food Pantry
  • New clothing
  • New, unwrapped toys
  • Nonperishable food
Woodlawn

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