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When I started in our small, parochial school library a few years back, I ran into the same situation. Well-intentioned folks were cleaning out their closets and donating geography books to us that were from 1960. Of course we did not want to turn down any donations – these individuals were trying to help. Recognizing this could be a problem, however, we devised an informal donation policy. Nothing in writing as that would add just another piece of paper to keep up with and might make the library seem unwelcoming. When we receive any donation we are kindly inform the donor that if, for some reason, we can’t use the item in our collection we then: 1) Offer the item to the school faculty for use in their classroom. 2) If not used by a member of the faculty, items are donated to our local Friends of the Library organization. Just about all donors are fine with this and are just happy to help in whatever way they can. If a book is received anonymously it falls under the same donor guidelines. I always keep a couple of empty boxes in the media center somewhere. I collect donated items I know myself and teachers won’t use in these boxes. Once the boxes are full I take the boxes to the local Friends of the Library. It’s really not that much work and it creates good will. evie Evelyn W. Reakes School Library Media Specialist Queen of Peace Catholic Academy (PK-8) Gainesville, FL ewreakes@qopacademy.org Original Post Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:10:20 -0400 From: Kristin Marley <krismarley@GMAIL.COM> Subject: Target: Donation Policies Hello! I receive many donations at one of my Media Centers - some good stuff, but a lot of junk too. I need to establish a Donation Policy that gives me the right to say, "Thanks, but no thanks." Of course, a lot of these donations just appear out of nowhere with a note taped to a box. :) Would any of you be willing to share your donation policy with me? Any help would be appreciated. Warmly, Kristin Marley Media Specialist Center for Inquiry & Cold Spring School Indianapolis Public Schools marleyk@ips.k12.in.us -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------