MORRISON AND MARY WILEY LIBRARY DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS LIBRARY MATERIALS POLICY

3/5/07

Library property (print and non-print materials, equipment, supplies and/or any personal property) which in the judgment of the Library Director is no longer necessary or useful for library purposes may be disposed of in the following manner:

1. Books and non-print materials from the library’s collection or gift materials, may be discarded, sold or given to local philanthropic, educational, cultural, government or other not-for-profit organizations.

2. Any other personal property having an individual current value of less than $100 may, at the discretion of the Library Director, be discarded, turned in on new equipment or made available for sale.

3. In the case of individual surplus items having current value of more than $100, but less than $1,000, the Library Board of Trustees may authorize a trade-in of such items on new equipment or sale of such items in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois Library Act.

4. No favoritism shall be shown to members of the Library Board of Trustees or members of their immediate families or library staff or their immediate families who make bids on or purchase any library item declared surplus.

5. Any personal property having a unit value of more than $1,000, but less than $2,500, will be displayed at the library and a public notice of its availability, the date and terms of the proposed sale shall be posted.