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Nyama,
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<br />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.
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<br />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.
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<br />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.
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<br />Carol DeBoer
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Circulation Supervisor
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Henika District Library
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149 S. Main
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Wayland, MI 49348
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269-792-2891
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From: "Marsh, Nyama" <N.Marsh@wfblibrary.org>
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To: "michlib-l@lists.mcls.org" <michlib-l@mail.mcls.org>
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Sent: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 16:58:31 +0000
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Subject: [Michlib-l] self-published donations and sales requests
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<br />> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Hello
Everyone,<o:p /></span>
<br />> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p>
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<br />> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">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
be
willing 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 isn’t
of good enough “quality” for us to add
it.
<o:p /></span>
<br />> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p>
</o:p></span>
<br />> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I
am looking to add something to both our donation and collection development
policies.<o:p /></span>
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</o:p></span>
<br />> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Thanks
for your
input.<o:p /></span>
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<br />> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Have
a wonderful
day,<o:p /></span>
<br />> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Nyama<o:p /></span>
<br />> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p>
</o:p></span>
<br />> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Nyama
Y.
Marsh<o:p /></span>
<br />> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Library
Director<o:p /></span>
<br />> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="mailto:n.marsh@wfblibrary.org">n.marsh@wfblibrary.org</a><o:p /></span>
<br />> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">414-755-6551
(direct
line)<o:p /></span>
<br />> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p>
</o:p></span>
<br />> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Whitefish
Bay Public
Library<o:p /></span>
<br />> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">5420
North Marlborough
Drive<o:p /></span>
<br />> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Whitefish
Bay, WI
53217<o:p /></span>
<br />> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">414-964-4380
(main
line)<o:p /></span>
<br />> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">414-964-5733
(fax)<o:p /></span>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"There
are many ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of
all." ~Jacqueline
Kennedy<o:p /></span>
<br />> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;">“Leaders
don’t force people to follow – they invite them on a journey.”
~ Charles Lauer</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p /></span>
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