Answered By: Kaitlin
Last Updated: Nov 07, 2024     Views: 311

Thank you for thinking of Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources for your book. We would love to accept your donation, however, we first need to make sure your item meets our criteria for selection. Please note, due to the recent hurricane season our collections service has slowed down, item processing is taking longer than usual but we hope to be back on our feet soon.

Selection Criteria for Donations/Purchases:

  • Accuracy of information
  • Significance of subject matter
  • Potential use by patrons
  • Cost
  • Critical reviews
  • Local interest
  • Popular demand/current trends
  • Availability
  • Literary merit/artistic quality
  • Relationship to other materials

 

To assist the Collection Development Librarians in this process, please include: 

  • Published reviews or evaluations of the book.
  • Information on ordering sources.
  • Your contact information (phone number and return address).
  • If the book is not added to the collection it will be returned.
  • The Library system has a “floating collection” which means that the materials are part of the general collection and do not remain in a specific library’s collection.
  • For more information on the Collection Development Policies, please look here: Collection Development Policy

If you are an author who would like to have your book added to the Sarasota County Public Library collection, please follow these guidelines. Our friendly staff is available to help answer any questions you may have.

  • For Adult materials you can contact Collection Development Librarian, Carly Colonna.
  • For Children’s and Young Adult materials contact Collection Development Librarian, Tyra Keating.
  • Include the information described above and mail directly to: 

Selby Library

1331 1st St

Sarasota, FL 34236

If you have any questions, please feel free to give us a call:  Info Central/Sarasota County Libraries - 941-861-1110.

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