Monetary gifts are encouraged since they can most easily be used to fill needs in the collection. Gifts given in honor or in memory of someone are acknowledged with a personal letter; a suitable book is ordered and processed with a bookplate noting the donor and the person honored, and the person or family is notified of the book's placement in the collection. The disposition of sizable gifts will be at the discretion of the Director, in accordance with the donor's wishes and the Library's stated policies.

Special collections may be accepted in accordance with the Library's selection policy, but with the clear understanding that shelving these collections separately is discouraged. The Library accepts gift materials that are in good condition. They will be considered for addition to the collection according to the selection policy. Disposition of gifts not meeting these criteria shall be at the discretion of the Director.

When gift materials are deemed no longer useful, the Library will discard them on the same basis that it discards other materials. Donors are advised that their gifts are tax-deductible as donations to a nonprofit organization and may be declared on their income tax returns as such. The Library cannot assign a dollar value to gift materials, but it does, upon request, acknowledge each gift at the time it is received. The acknowledgement form is reproduced below. 

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