The Office of Advancement may review large gifts of books and tangible items. In some cases, they may require formal agreements or documentation, which is reviewed by and agreed to by the Library Director before the gift is accepted. Also, large donations may be reviewed by library staff before acceptance to ensure that the materials are appropriate to the library’s mission and the college’s educational objectives.

Donors may submit inventories of potential gifts to the Subject Librarians for review to determine the appropriateness of the materials. Donors should supply the title, author, publisher, year of publication, and (if possible) ISBN to assist library staff in their assessment.

Because of limited space and the importance of selectivity, gifts are subject to the same criteria that govern acquisitions to the general and special collections and must be useful and relevant to the college’s curriculum.