The fees for fee-based deliveries shall be determined by the Cooperative Board.
Invoices for fee-based deliveries will be issued on a quarterly basis, based on actual service during the preceding quarter.
New libraries joining the Cooperative or contracting for delivery must obtain the specified delivery containers at their own cost.
Member Libraries shall provide a secure staging area for delivery of materials.
The Cooperative shall not be responsible for items lost or damaged in delivery unless the specific claim of negligence is documented by a member library.
The Director shall promulgate appropriate rules and regulations governing the delivery service, including requirements for proper packing of materials, etc. The Cooperative shall have the right to refuse service to any library not in compliance with these rules.
Adopted
by the Cooperative Board on
It is the policy of the Lakeland Library Cooperative to limit the delivery of third-party (i.e.: non-Lakeland Member) materials to items from the following kinds of organizations only:
· Allied Not-for-Profit Library Service Organizations. (Examples would be MLA, MLC, the Library of Michigan, etc.)
·
Non-Profit Arts
& Cultural Organizations based in and serving the
· Publications that routinely provide extensive, no-cost coverage for announcements of library events.