tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144912717179564165.post2046658908544931934..comments2024-01-28T04:08:14.347-05:00Comments on Collection Reflection: I Am GIVING You This Book!Robin Bradfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06569145434953695561noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144912717179564165.post-68312762888430699052011-05-03T15:46:38.866-04:002011-05-03T15:46:38.866-04:00Donations can be a black hole though if you have h...Donations can be a black hole though if you have hoarders on staff. You walk a delicate line with patron feelings and utter crap.Mary Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673847809419710906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144912717179564165.post-1457574156449959222011-05-03T09:51:28.664-04:002011-05-03T09:51:28.664-04:00Donations are handled differently at each location...Donations are handled differently at each location, I suspect. I'm sure there is a "systemwide" policy, but like most things, it is followed up until it isn't anymore. Most donations are given to our library group for booksale. Branches can sell fiction at their locations, but non fiction is supposed to be forwarded to the store (Secondhand Prose) for the general sales. Honestly, a majority of the fiction gets sent there as well. I go in and select books to add to the collection following most of the criteria you have already listed. Although, because I can spread them out among many branches, I may be a little less strict. I have found some gems there, definitely, but it takes a lot of time to go through the books to get to those gems. <br />Sometimes, branch librarians will send me donations they've received that they feel especially strong about adding to the collection. <br />My favorite thing is when I get a donation for a book that is in great condition, has high circ and/or is out of print. Like the holy grail of book donations.Robin Bradfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569145434953695561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144912717179564165.post-69783333115780481002011-05-03T09:42:33.208-04:002011-05-03T09:42:33.208-04:00Well, just my library's way of handling them, ...Well, just my library's way of handling them, but thanks!Anna Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06542744978194806986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144912717179564165.post-56937986793858136232011-05-03T09:28:50.086-04:002011-05-03T09:28:50.086-04:00Thanks for this post! I've always wondered ho...Thanks for this post! I've always wondered how donations were handled.Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144912717179564165.post-28512135806705571482011-05-03T08:52:23.089-04:002011-05-03T08:52:23.089-04:00The majority of our donations are sold by the bran...The majority of our donations are sold by the branches on their Friends of the Library shelves. The books we do add must be in pristine condition.<br /><br />I used to be more open to adding donations to the system, but -- as you point out -- they really aren't "free." Also I was getting hammered by branches that were sending me gems like Vanna White's biography.Terry (@GameCouch)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08669619901361943060noreply@blogger.com