How we decide what to add to the library's collection
We welcome suggestions for purchases. These are the guidelines we use to decide whether or not to purchase a given title suggested by a member of the public:
Old books
We do not purchase books that were published more than 36 months ago, with the following exceptions:
- It is newly relevant due to a TV or movie adaptation, or it's in the news, etc.
- It is part of a school-related reading program such as Battle of the Books.
- It is a replacement for a copy that was lost or damaged in the past 36 months and that had been popular up until when it was lost or damaged.
- It is a classic title.
- It has local or regional relevance.
Series
We do not purchase books from series that ended more than 36 months ago, with the following exceptions:
- It fills in a gap in a sequential series we already own and that series has continued to be checked out.
- It is newly relevant due to a TV or movie adaptation, or it's in the news, etc.
- It is part of a school-related reading program such as Battle of the Books.
- It has local or regional relevance.
Self-published books
Books that are self-published or published by a vanity press must meet at least one of the following standards:
- It is reviewed by an established book review publication.
- It has at least 1,000 ratings on Goodreads with an average of at least 3 stars.
- It has local or regional relevance.
Like other types of books, the title must also have been published in the past 36 months.
