Donations

Purpose:  To establish standards for the acceptance of donated items and to clarify their disposal.

The Library welcomes donations of books, DVDs and other materials. The following guidelines apply to their acceptance and final disposal:

• Donations are accepted at the Circulation Counter. (Please consult the Senior Library Technician before donating a large number of items.)

• If a tax deduction is desired, a form letter is available at the Circulation Counter that can be completed and submitted to the IRS.  However, the Library is unable to assign a monetary figure to the value of the donation; this is the responsibility of the donor.

• The librarians apply the same selection standards to donated items as they apply to purchased items.  Donated items that do not meet these criteria will be sold, given away, or otherwise disposed of.

• The Library is very selective when considering donations of the following:

                 textbooks

                 sets of books, such as encyclopedias

Rev. 9/12/07 lm