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Today (April 10th) is #LibraryGivingDay!

April 10th, 2019 is the first ever Library Giving Day, an international fundraising event intended to generate support for public libraries. The Library Endowment Trust is helping raise funds to help build and replenish early readers and board books throughout the system. At 10:30 this morning, we're already at $8,000! 

Leadership Team Minutes - February 21, 2018

Gifts Policy

  • Development and Volunteer Services is in the process of drafting a gifts policy to propose to the Commission.

Travel and Memberships

  • The travel and memberships procedures are out of date and are currently being evaluated.

Discussion about the Long Range Planning Committee Meeting

  •  A report on the Long Range Planning committee meeting prompted a discussion about the new 10-year plan.

Budget

SF 700.2 Gift Procedures

  1. Libraries may accept donations of new or used books/materials from donors with the intent to be sold. These donations will be sold by the Friends of the Metropolitan Library System (Friends) for benefit of the Metropolitan Library System (Library).

    SF 700 Gifts, Sponsorships and Grants

    Policy Statement

    The Gifts, Sponsorships and Grants policy ensures that the Metropolitan Library System (Library) encourages, accepts and uses gifts, sponsorships and grants that are consistent with the library system’s mission, values and policies.

    Donations can be made to the Library Endowment Trust (Trust) or the Friends of the Metropolitan Library System (Friends) which exist to handle monetary gifts, gifts of materials and enduring gifts which support the library’s vital role in the community.

    Materials Services Division Managers' Meeting Minutes for February 2012

    Discussion with Donna about transfers - Karen
    Karen said a decision will be made within the next few weeks. If the new long range plan includes opening of new “storefront” locations, this will be a major factor in the decision. Jones will probably not receive many transferred materials even when they move to their new building.

    Review of gift guidelines with staff - Pauline
    Pauline has met with the Cataloging Technicians and stressed that IS gifts are to be added to the collection only if they are in excellent condition, there are few available copies within the system, and the material matches an existing bib record. Mass marked paperbacks will be added to the cataloged collection only if the title has previously been cataloged in mass marked format, or if the addition is approved by a Materials Services Manager.

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