SUMMARY 

 

Delegates to the County Librarian the authority to 
designate loan periods and other collection use 
parameters. 

 

Effective Date: 

 

June 12, 2015 

Reviewed: 

 

October 4, 2017 

October 27, 2021 

October 13, 2022 

 

POLICY 

 

a. The Johnson County Library Board of Directors 
delegates to the County Librarian the authority for the 
following collection use parameters: determining what 
materials shall be circulating or non-circulating; setting 
loan period schedules; setting renewal limits, and 
determining which types of materials are subject to 
being held for patron requests (holds). 

 

 

 

b. The County Librarian uses the following guidelines 
in making the above determinations: 

 

 

Rationale 

i. The library administers its collections for the 
equitable sharing of library resources in the interest of 
all patrons. 

 

 

Considerations 

ii. In determining collection use parameters, the library 
considers elements such as scarcity of materials, ease 
of replacement, probable use, format, security issues, 
and allowing response to emergent or immediate 
changes or public demands. 

 

 

Procedures 

c. A schedule of these parameters for each type of 
material held by the library will be set out in 
administrative procedures approved by the County 
Librarian. 

 

October 13, 2022 

 

 ARM 20-20-50 End