Q: How does the Great Falls Public Library decide what to purchase?
Our Collection Management Librarian and our Youth Services Librarian choose which items to purchase for our collection. They use various professional tools (book reviews, best seller lists, patron suggestions…) to choose individual items. Their overall decisions are guided by the Collection Management Policy.
Our Collection Management Policy is updated and approved by the Great Falls Public Library Board of Trustees every three years. The actual selection of materials has been delegated by the Board to the Director and staff acting within the guidelines of the policy and within the limitations imposed by the materials budget.
The Collection Management Policy defines the goals for each area of the collection (fiction, nonfiction, large-print…). A full copy of the policy is available on our website.
