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DE2 Delivery Regulations

DE2.1 Delivery Fees

                The fees for fee-based deliveries shall be determined by the Cooperative Board.

DE2.2 Delivery Invoices

Invoices for fee-based deliveries will be issued on a quarterly basis, based on actual service during the preceding quarter.

DE2.3 Delivery Containers

New libraries joining the Cooperative or contracting for delivery must obtain the specified delivery containers at their own cost.

DE2.4 Secure Staging Area

                Member Libraries shall provide a secure staging area for delivery of materials.

DE2.5 Materials Lost or Damaged in Delivery

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.

DE2.6 Rules Governing Delivery

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.

DE2.7 Delivery of Third Party Materials

Adopted by the Cooperative Board on July 10, 2003.

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 Lakeland service area.

·         Publications that routinely provide extensive, no-cost coverage for announcements of library events.

Lakeland reserves the right to refuse to transport items from these groups if doing so would impose a hardship upon the delivery system.


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