Disposal of Surplus Materials Policy

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

1. Books and nonprint materials from the library's collections, or gift materials, may be discarded, sold, or given to local philanthropic, educational, cultural, governmental, or other not-for-profit agencies.
2. Any other personal property having an individual current value of less than $1,000 may, at the discretion of the Library Director, be discarded, traded in on new equipment, or sold.
3. In the case of individual surplus items having a current value of $1,000 or more, the Library Board may authorize trade-in of such items on new equipment, or sale of such items in accordance with the provision of the Illinois Library Act.

Individual members of the Board of Library Trustees or Library Staff members, or members of their immediate families, may not purchase any library item declared surplus and valued at more that $200, except through competitive public bidding.

Adopted this day 03/21/94
Reviewed 03/16/98, 10/15/01, 04/21/03, 03/21/05