The board of Trustees of the Lincoln Lawrence Franklin Regional Library welcomes gifts of money, materials, equipment and time to the library. Gifts must fit into the overall mission of the library.
Materials and Equipment.
Gifts of library materials and equipment are accepted with the following understanding:
- All gifts to the library become the sole property of the Lincoln Lawrence Franklin Regional Library. The library will decide the disposition of the material.
- All gifts must conform to the library’s selection criteria.
- Gifts may not be accepted with any restrictions.
- Gifts may be designated for certain branches; however, gifts will be evaluated by Regional Library staff for compliance with the library’s selection criteria. Disposition of the material will be at the library’s discretion.
- Gifts to the library are tax deductible; however library staff cannot determine the value of gifts.
Time.
Volunteers can provide useful assistance to the library’s staff. Areas volunteers can help include but are not limited to:
- Public service assistance, such as technical assistance and training and assistance with general library tasks.
- Programming assistance for adults, teens, and children (all volunteers assisting with children’s and teen programming may be subject to a background check.)
- Outreach and special event assistance.
- Historical and genealogical assistance, including helping patrons do research, collecting material for the library, documenting events, conducting and processing oral history projects and other activities.
Volunteers will be expected to establish a work schedule and coordinate their activities with library staff.
Money.
Monetary contributions can provide supplemental materials and services beyond the basic operation of the library.
- All monetary donations will be accepted by the Regional Library Board of Trustees.
- Memorial gifts may be noted with a bookplate or commemorative plaque on an appropriate book or other item. The library will notify the family of the gift.
- Contributors may designate a use for gift funds. Final approval of use of funds will be given by the Director, under the direction of the Regional Library Board of Trustees.
- Undesignated contributions will be used at the discretion of the Library on needs basis.
All gifts to the library shall be disposed of at the discretion of the Regional Library Board of Trustees.
Approved 09.10.2019
Reviewed 11.28.2022
Revised 12.10.2024