Nyama, We have several local authors that we have put their self-published book on our shelves. One of them has actually come in and replaced the original copies after she became more well known and sold more books. She had them redone with better editing, etc. We feel if they want to take the chance of putting an inferior piece of work out there for the public to see that is their choice. What we do is look at the subject matter and see if our community would actually read this book or not. We are a very small library with limited shelf space. Carol DeBoer Circulation Supervisor Henika District Library 149 S. Main Wayland, MI 49348 269-792-2891 ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "Marsh, Nyama" <N.Marsh@wfblibrary.org> To: "michlib-l@lists.mcls.org" <michlib-l@mail.mcls.org> Sent: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 16:58:31 +0000 Subject: [Michlib-l] self-published donations and sales requests
Hello Everyone, As self-publishing becomes more prominent, how do you handle requests to donate or purchase items, particularly from local residents? Does anyone have a policy they would bewilling to share? What I have encountered are vastly different levels of quality and it is difficult to say to a local author that their item isnt of good enough quality for us to add it. I am looking to add something to both our donation and collection development policies. Thanks for your input. Have a wonderful day, Nyama Nyama Y. Marsh Library Director n.marsh@wfblibrary.org 414-755-6551 (direct line) Whitefish Bay Public Library 5420 North Marlborough Drive Whitefish Bay, WI 53217 414-964-4380 (main line) 414-964-5733 (fax) "There are many ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all." ~Jacqueline Kennedy Leaders dont force people to follow they invite them on a journey. ~ Charles Lauer ------- End of Original Message -------