Nechama, the donor should have a book appraiser or an accountant
determine the value of the books. IRS Publication 561 explains the
procedure that donors should follow. All that you, the librarian,
need to do is provide the donor with a letter stating that
such-and-such items have been
Some libraries have their policies posted online, such as
http://libweb.uoregon.edu/colldev/cdpolicies/gift.html ,
http://www.hsl.unc.edu/AboutLib/collections/donating.cfm#value , and
http://library.udayton.edu/basics/policies/giftbooks.php .
I've seen websites that advise the donor to consult
Nechama Kutner wrote:
We just received a donation of a 1993, 15th edition Encyclopedia
Britannica Macropaedia Volumes 13-29 and Yearbook volumes 1993-2007,
and a Propedia volume. The set is black leather with gold tooling
on the binding and page edging.
The E.B.15th comes in 3 parts. The
We just received a donation of a 1993, 15th edition Encyclopedia
Britannica Macropaedia Volumes 13-29 and Yearbook volumes 1993-2007,
and a Propedia volume. The set is black leather with gold tooling on
the binding and page edging.
They have asked for a donation letter in order to take a
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