Library Donations
Learn how to donate to the FamilySearch Library.
The FamilySearch Library happily accepts the following types of donations:
Excludes information on living individuals and is in compliance with current privacy laws.
Well-organized, typed, bound, and shelf-ready books: multiple-generation family histories, local and county histories, and other genealogically valuable titles.
For digital donations, books must be submitted in a single PDF file and must include a signed Permission to Duplicate Form.
The FamilySearch Library does not accept
Directories, group sheets, journals, legal documents, loose files, original records, personal letters, photographs, and yearbooks.
Click the link below for instructions to turn your keepsakes into Family Tree Memories.
How to Donate to the Physical Collection
Send donations and inquiries to the Library Collections Team.
FamilySearch Library - Donations
35 No. West Temple Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84150-1103 USA
Email: books@familysearch.org
How to Donate Digital Files
Fill out the permission to duplicate form
We do not accept scans of original documents, handwritten materials, or images acquired from another institution.
Separate form submission per book are not required. You may upload up to 1GB worth of files via Jotform. Each book must be in a single file in PDF format. Once files have been uploaded, you will receive an automated email invite to complete the Permission to Duplicate form.
If you have any questions, please contact the library via email: books@familysearch.org
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