Donations

Note: Before donating please read our policy below to see if your donation meets our acceptance standards and then contact the library director to start the process. Please email the library director.
 
 Do not drop off any donations before getting approval to do so from the library director.
 
 
 1. The library accepts materials that will enhance the collection, e.g., Theology, Church History, Scripture, Spirituality, etc. The Library Director will as for a general subject list before deciding whether or not to accept the donation.
  
 2. Donations will be accepted with the approval of the Library Director.
  
 3. Books should be in mint condition. The books must not have any highlighting, pen marks, yellowed pages, and in one piece. Books that are stored in basements, attics, or other areas of building for prolonged periods of time will not be accepted due to the risk of mold damage to the rest of the collection. Exceptions may be made in cases of rare books or books dated prior to 1850.
  
 4. The library will not accept textbooks.
  
 5. Legally, only an appraiser hired by the donor can estimate the value of the collection. By law, the library is not permitted to appraise the donation.
  
 6. It is expected that the donor will bring or arrange the delivery of the collection to the library.
  
 7. Donors are required to fill out a Corrigan Memorial Library donation form.
  
 8. If requested, the Library Director will acknowledge the donation with a letter
 
 9. The donation must be delivered to the seminary by the donator.
  
 10. When books, periodicals, or other materials are donated to the Corrigan Memorial Library, it is understood that the collection becomes the property of the library and will be dispensed of in one or more of the following manners:
  
 a)The materials will be added to the library collection if needed.
 
 b)The materials will be sent to one of the other libraries supporting the St. Joseph’s Seminary academic programs (Seminary of the Immaculate Conception or the Cathedral Seminary House of Formation) depending on the greatest collection needs.
 
 c)Remaining books and periodicals may be sent at the Library Directors to where they could be served to the Catholic Church’s mission (Ex. Theological Book Network, Charitable Organizations, Religions Communities, and other local libraries).
 
 d)The library reserves the right to dispose of any remaining materials in a manner that seems most appropriate.

 
October 14, 2020