Reading Central Library in Abbey Square has been a town hub since 1985. It will close on Monday, May 11, with services moving to a new library at the council's civic offices in Bridge Street this summer.
It's also been used for IT, printing, study and an indoor children's play area.
Laurence Berks, a member of the council's Older People's Working Group, asked if the library furniture could be moved to the new site.
The council says the furniture will be donated free to other council services, voluntary and faith groups and schools, then offered for sale, and anything unsold will be recycled.
"The council is trying to find new homes for as much of the furniture currently in Reading Central Library as possible.
"We have offered to donate - for free - any furniture to other council services, including other libraries, as well as to our partners, voluntary sector organisations, churches, and Reading's schools.
"We have had a good level of interest and have already found new homes for some of the furniture.
"The majority of the furniture has been in the library since it opened in 1985, and some items were designed specifically for the King's Road building. These are therefore not suitable for the new services and layout of the new Reading Central Library in the Civic Centre.
"After offering furniture for free to organisations, it will be offered for sale, but no sales target has been set.
"Only when we have exhausted these avenues, the remaining items will be broken down into recyclable parts."
The new library is funded via an £8.6 million Levelling Up grant awarded to the council.
Camille James, a capital project manager at the council, said the new library will have fewer books on public display than the existing one.
The council's policy committee agreed to dispose of the Central Library building in June 2024, and the Local Plan says the site could provide up to 50 homes.
James Aldridge, Local Democracy Reporter
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