The Library Committee of First UU welcomes additional committee members. Time commitments are flexible. We need volunteers to assist with reshelving books, setting books as borrowed, maintaining the catalog, fund-raising for and acquisition of new materials, establishing library policies, and more.
Borrowing Policies
Materials can be borrowed for a period of 3 weeks with the option to renew for an additional 3 weeks. Borrowing records will be maintained via Gurulib until LibraryThing adds a circulation tracking capability. Gurulib sends e-mail messages automatically to let the person know that we show they have borrowed a book and to remind them of the due date. Since the due dates are computed automatically according to the day that they are entered, the reminder might be off by a few days. If the members of the committee are unable to enter the borrowed books on a weekly basis, the borrowing period may be changed to more accurately reflect the remaining borrrowing period.
Form for the Library Register to track borrowing.
Collection Development Policies (courtesy of Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society)
FUUCA Library acquires and accepts the donation of print and audio-visual materials that:
- Foster active understanding of UU principles and purposes
- Reflect the diverse theological viewpoints within Unitarian Universalism
- Encourage understanding of Unitarian and Universalist origins, history, traditions, and worship
- Represent the many sources of spiritual insight and religious teaching on which Unitarian Universalism draws
- Focus on the lives, works, and ideas of Unitarians and Universalists, past and present
- Include the works of UU authors and publishers
- Support and enrich FUUCA’s religious education programs for children and adults
- Serve FUUCA staff and leaders, and the work of FUUCA’s many committees, programs, projects, and activities
- Support members and friends in their religious journeys within the UU tradition
- Encourage members and friends to serve wider communities and the world in ways that reflect and extend Unitarian Universalist values
- Uphold the vision and mission of the congregation
- (For audio-visual materials only) Are in a format widely used for the past 5 years
Donated materials will be evaluated for inclusion in the library on the basis of these criteria and physical condition. When donating books, we welcome the donor(s) to write a note inside the cover to indicate how the book fits the above criteria and the donor’s name(s), if desired. Donated material not added to the library will be sold to benefit of the library or donated to other organizations that might use them.
Contact
Questions for the library committee may be directed to .