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Local Author Collection

The Local Author Collection features fiction and non-fiction works for adults and children, authored by residents of Rensselaer and Albany Counties. New materials are added regularly. Come browse the collection, check out an item, and support our local writers! Materials in the Local Author Collection may be checked out for 28 days and are eligible for renewal.  Donations to the collection are welcomed (see Guidelines for Local Author Collection below).

Bingo City
Father of Noise
Cool Mom on the Hot Seat
Second Career Volunteer
Hudson River Steamboat Catastrophes
Saving Eagle Mitch
Mouse Tales and Other Assorted Stories
Bee Bee
Tastes Like Murder
Weddings, Wakes,
Reflection
The Public Side of Representation
Who Killed Hazel Drew
Yiddische yoga : oysanas for every generation



Guidelines for Local Author Collection

Local Author Collection

This collection is to provide access/exposure for local authors of Rensselaer and Albany Counties who have self-published or have been published by a small local press and would not be acquired through the traditional Materials Selection Procedure.

Items must be bound suitable for Library usage, have an ISBN and a minimal amount of metadata for processing.

This is primarily a donated collection.  All items will be reviewed and must adhere to the Library’s Collection Management Policy.   Those books deemed not eligible for the collection can be retrieved by the author.

The Library reserves the right to purchase additional copies of donations.

The Library reserves the right to remove titles according to our normal collection management procedures.

3/18/2014

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All ages eligible. Youth under age 16 must have their application completed and signed by a parent or guardian, who provides acceptable identification for them.

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Card blocked at $5 or more in replacement costs or fines/fees

Fines vary according to individual library rules and UHLS resource sharing rules. The EGRN Table of Fines and Fees are applicable for items which are checked out from the East Greenbush Community Library

 The UHLS MyCard is a fine-free, limited-access library card for youth. It is intended to address multiple barriers to serving youth and families, including:

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