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Library board adopts local-author collection policy after discussion on residency and purchases
Summary
The West Bend Community Memorial Library Board voted Nov. 19 to adopt a local-author collection policy that accepts donated books from current Wisconsin residents for a trial shelf; the board discussed residency limits, purchases of high-quality works and how to manage staff review workload.
The West Bend Community Memorial Library Board voted to adopt a local-author collection policy at its Nov. 19 meeting that will allow the library to accept and temporarily shelve donated books by local authors, with staff review and removal if titles do not circulate.
Steve, the library director, described the proposed policy as a tool to filter self-published and donated works so the collection…
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