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Gifts
The Longview Public Library gladly accepts and welcomes the
support it receives from the citizens of this
area in the form of gifts. The Library
will accept used and new materials, gifts of
money, real property, and/or stock if
conditions of the gift are acceptable to the
Longview City Council or its delegated
representatives. However, the following
policies apply to the acceptance of gifts:
- The Library will not guarantee
that items in gift collections will be kept
together as separate physical entities and
reserves the right to decide the conditions of
display, housing, and access to the materials.
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The Library cannot place a
monetary value on any gifts.
- The Library will not accept for
deposit materials that are not outright gifts,
with the exception of exhibits. The
owner may set up these exhibits for a limited
time and at the owner’s risk, upon approval
of the Library Director.
- The Library reserves the right
to dispose of all gifts as it deems
appropriate. Acceptance of gift
materials does not imply that the materials
will be added into the collection. Only
those materials that meet selection criteria
will be added.
Gifts of materials for
the collection are subject to the same
principles and standards of selection as
outlined in the collection development policy
and applied to all materials added to the
library’s collection. Because of the
limitation of space, budget and staff, the
library reserves the right to accept, sell,
exchange, or discard, at its discretion, any
unsolicited materials sent to the library.
The library cannot guarantee that any gift
will be part of the collection permanently.
Once accepted, donations are the exclusive
property of the library and are, therefore,
subject to all library rules, regulations and
procedures. Those making monetary
donations may wish to recommend how their
contributions are to be used. The
library will comply with such requests
whenever possible. However, all
materials selected for addition to the
library’s collection must comply with the
collection development policy.
Materials Gift
Receipt
Duplication
The library gives serious consideration to
the number of requests for an item as a guide
for duplication. Duplication must not be
at the expense of important but less-demanded
materials needed for the permanent collection.
Popular demand, importance of the material,
and budget limitations will be the determining
factors. Five copies of the Texas
Bluebonnet Award Nominees are purchased to
help meet the expected demand from local
students. For popular works such as New
York Times best sellers, the library takes
into account the number of reserves as a
guideline for purchasing additional copies.
In general, the library purchases three copies
of titles expected to be in high demand.
A maximum of two additional copies may be
purchased when the number of reserves exceeds
eight.
InterLibrary Loans
The function of interlibrary loan is to
augment the library’s collection by making
specific items available to patrons on a
temporary basis. Items that have been
requested more than three times are considered
for purchase.
Replacements
& Collection Maintenance
Contents:
Community Analysis
| Mission Statement & Role of the Library
| General Principles and Selection Policy
| Responsibility and Authority
| Specific Selection Policy by Collection
| Selection Tools
| Gifts, Duplication & InterLibrary Loan
| Replacements & Collection Maintenance
| Requests for Reconsideration of Library Materials
| Gift Receipt
| Freedom to Read
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