The CVA Book Programme is coordinated by Dr Jim Connah in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. 

Books are donated by veterinarians in Australia and New Zealand, all of whom are thanked for their generosity, without which the program would not exist. The books are available for distribution free of charge to graduate veterinarians in CVA member countries in good standing. Because of budgetary constraints and steeply rising mailing costs, the number of books which can be shipped is normally restricted to up to 20 titles for institutions, and up to 5 titles for individual veterinarians in any one year. Individual veterinarians are encouraged to share their books with colleagues in their area if possible.

Requests for books should include the locations, box numbers and titles of the books, along with the mailing address to which the books should be sent. For those wishing to submit a request, please email Dr. Connah at jimconnah@gmail.com to first obtain a copy of the current inventory of books available. Shipments are made by surface mail, and so may take several months to reach their destination. The recipients are requested to acknowledge the safe arrival of their books.

The current inventory in Australia and New Zealand comprises over 1000 books with over 700 different titles. Most of the books were published during the last 30 years. Older texts, for which more recent editions are available, are discarded each year. Most areas of veterinary medicine are covered.

The CVA thanks IDEXX Laboratories for their very generous ongoing support in helping transport donated books to the depository in Hobart.