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Why
Do We Seek Private Gifts?
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are accepted in many forms: cash, stock, appreciated assets,
property, trusts, wills, bequests, insurance policies,
and gifts-in-kind. In many cases, gifts can offer significant
tax benefits for donors, but they need not be large. You
can allow your gift to be used where it is most needed,
or establish it to support specific programs or areas
of your choice.
Your
gift to the Paul Meek Library benefits not only your
son, granddaughter, or neighbor, but all the students
who come after them. Generous donor support is crucial
to maintaining educational excellence at UT Martin.
Please, invest in the Future
Do
you have books you no longer need?
The
library gratefully accepts book donations for its
collection. We carefully consider all materials
donated by faculty, students, and community members.
Please think over these few guidelines before making
a donation:
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The
Paul Meek Library supports an academic institution.
Are the books written and presented on a level
that would inform college students?
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Are
the books current? If not, are the subjects
still important today? Books in art, history,
or politics probably are; business or computer
books or old encyclopedias, for instance,
probably are not.
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We
hold material for a very long time. Is the
overall condition good enough that items can
be handled frequently? Will it cost more to
fix them than the items may be worth?
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"Leisure
reading" books like novels, particularly
paperbacks, may be gifts more appropriate
for a public library.
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We
do not buy every book published, and we cannot
keep everything that we are given, either.
If your books do not fit the demands made
on our collections we may sell, trade, or
give them elsewhere.
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Unless
you are within a few minutes driving distance
of Martin and have a large number of books,
the Library staff normally cannot pick up
gift donations.
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- If
you feel your potential gift meets these terms,
contact either our Collection
Development Librarian at (731) 881-7067
or Acquisitions
Librarian at (731) 881-7096 to describe
your books, and arrange to meet a librarian
when you come. Should you have a large number
of books (more than a couple hundred) or very
valuable ones, a little extra advance time would
be appreciated. Specific laws and documentation
requirements often apply to such donations;
we can help with that. You can reach the Library's
main office at (731)881-7071 or email us at
maryc@utm.edu.
It
Makes a Difference
One gift allowed us to replace many out-of-print,
well-worn standard books on the Civil War and
World War II in the circulating collection with
copies in better condition. Special Collections
acquired a nearly complete set of local telephone
directories from the 1950s from one thoughtful
donor. A professor's weeding of his office shelves
netted over 400 scholarly books on the world's
history and politics. It all adds up.
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