<div dir="ltr">We don't do anything like that here.<div><br></div><div>Maybe you can get them to agree that items over 10 years have depreciated and should be off the financials, anyway.</div><div>They have served their full usefulness.  The same would go for damaged materials.  Items certainly shouldn't be </div><div>considered "surplus" in those circumstances.  That would avoid the other hoops for most weeded items.  </div><div>Is not a book sale considered acceptable enough? That seems to be the library industry standard, not bidding out.</div><div>If nobody in the community wants a book for $1, then is it seriously worth the time to do more paperwork?</div><div>Recycling after the book sale is cool, though.</div><div><br></div><div>Good Luck,</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><i><b>Todd Reed, Director</b><br>Sturgis District Library</i></div><div><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1FF2OsX52lXXv7xRwlTINiekWh9TJ64a5&revid=0BzsBglp5hmbydm1KdVVYQVEwaFZCZmJWSmlKNmZkNXR0bmwwPQ" width="96" height="87"><i><br></i></div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 8, 2024 at 11:45 AM Jesse Shirtz via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg1318786998735755603">




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Does anyone else have to jump through these hoops to remove items from their collection? Could any libraries required to do any of the following (or something similar) please email me the specifics of them? I'd be happy to compile the results and share. Thank
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<div>I'm trying to find anyone who's process is similar to ours: Items weeded from collection, itemized list sent to City Council monthly to be declared surplus, items placed on bid (like a silent auction), placed for sale, or sent to a company like
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