Are You a Local Author?
Submit Your Book for Consideration!
If you would like your book to be considered for addition to the library’s circulating collection, please review the information below and complete the form.
Note: If you are not the author of the book you are suggesting, you must submit a “Suggestion for Purchase” here.
Collection Philosophy
The L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library has as its basic philosophy the determination to offer to the people of our community a wide choice of materials representing varied points of view. These resources will aid an individual in the pursuit of information, education, and recreation. The Library’s objective is to offer a collection that reflects and responds to the needs, interests, and experiences of the community.
The Library seeks to stimulate and expand the interest of people of all ages and to coordinate this work with that of other educational, social, and cultural groups in the community. The collection is developed to meet the needs and interests of Eau Claire residents and as a resource for the IFLS Library system.
Our collection reflects a diversity of content, not an equality of numbers. This includes content that reflects a diversity of issues, whether they be political, economic, religious, social, ethnic, or sexual. The library will not promote specific beliefs or views but will provide enough suitable material to enable the public to make informed and intelligent decisions.
Selection Criteria
The L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library’s materials selection policy must be flexible and broad in order to ensure a diverse collection reflective of the community. New acquisitions and current collection materials will be influenced by many factors, including but not limited to:
- Attention of critics and reviewers, with particular attention to those with specialized knowledge of the content matter
- Authenticity of historical, regional, or social context
- Availability of titles from vendors, libraries, or elsewhere in the community
- Contemporary significance, popular interest, or enduring value
- Cost
- Culturally and identity inclusive
- Identified, expressed, or anticipated demand in the general community
- Physical space limitations
- Prominence, authority, significance, and/or proficiency of author or creator
- Relation to existing collections, such as titles in a series
- Statement of challenging, original, or alternative point of view
- Suitability of the format
- Timeliness and accuracy of material including new editions of existing materials
