[Michlib-l] Requirements for disposal of weeded books

[Jean Fellows]

 Basically, two senior staff and the director make the determinations.  We
have library board, but aren't overseen by another governmental unit.

We remove books that are low-zero on circ stats, those that are outdated
(technology books are outdated FAST) due to new info, etc. or irreparably
damaged (blood, mold, water/coffee damaged, animal got to it, etc.).  We
check to see how many other libraries have them too. We discard any in such
poor shape that they can't go to the book sale shelves, or to a 'books for
the world" type donation. We have a used book sale constantly in our
Community Room.

But-- I understand that several years ago, individuals actively "shopped"
our dumpster and complained about the "perfectly good books we were just
throwing away" (Guess they didn't see the missing pages, blood or the mold
and mildew). So-- once bitten, twice shy-- we exercised additional cautious
measures for several years after that.

On Mon, Jan 8, 2024 at 5:11 PM Deb Hemmye via Michlib-l <michlib-l at mcls.org>
wrote:

> Sheesh!  We do not have anything like that.  Furthermore, we find that
> people are reluctant to purchase discarded library books even if they are
> in practically brand new condition.  Do you get a lot of sales this way?
> We do recycle unusable donations and weeded books.
>
> Good luck!
>
> *Deb Hemmye*
> Library Director
> Huntington Woods Public Library
> 26415 Scotia Road
> Huntington Woods, MI 48070
> 248-543-9720, ext. 686
>
> "But without questions, there can be no knowledge."
> From *When Women Were Dragons*, by Kelly Barnhill
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> *From: *"Michlib" <michlib-l at mcls.org>
> *To: *"Michlib" <michlib-l at mcls.org>
> *Sent: *Monday, January 8, 2024 11:39:01 AM
> *Subject: *[Michlib-l] Requirements for disposal of weeded books
>
> Hello,
>
> 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 you!
>
>
>    1. Submit a list of weeded items to a governing body (Council, Board,
>    etc.) for approval prior to disposal.
>    2. Place weeded/approved items on bid/make them for sale prior to
>    disposal.
>
>
> 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 Sustainable Shelves
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ssp.baker-2Dtaylor.com_&d=DwMFAw&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=sW0QtgsUF_VTgHYbMLAYDX2ikQwQhwFgtcNmyu5STJQ&m=A2G6WQPn4IUCWcL4N3JLfAOXMPQyhaBS87n4Pza-w9iRmxVVsfYbueKM8hJj5ntS&s=_rslr0WyoyTz0Jfr6X1GapJwGvfVomDtDs2zHOcBlZQ&e=>,
> remainder recycled/given away.
>
> Thank you!
> Jesse
>
>
>
> Jesse Shirtz
>
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Jean Fellows
(she/hers)
Programming Coordinator
Grand Ledge Area District Library
131 E. Jefferson St.,
Grand Ledge, MI 48837
517-627-7014

*The Grand Ledge Area District Library is situated on ancestral,
traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires
Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples-- land ceded in the
1819 Treaty of Saginaw. For more information, see the article from Central
Michigan University
Library:https://blogs.cmich.edu/library/2019/11/26/the-1819-treaty-of-saginaw/#:~:text=In%20the%201819%20treaty%2C%20the,living%20on%20the%20ceded%20territory.
<https://blogs.cmich.edu/library/2019/11/26/the-1819-treaty-of-saginaw/#:~:text=In%20the%201819%20treaty%2C%20the,living%20on%20the%20ceded%20territory.>*
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