The library will be closed at all locations at the following times:
Tuesday, December 24th at 12pm
Wednesday, December 25th, all day
Tuesday, December 31st at 2pm
Wednesday, January 1st, 2025, all day
The library's temporary locations are at the Beech Street Center and the E.C. Benton Library. For more information, including hours of operation, please click here.

Tangible Gifts Policy

Policy for Tangible Gifts | Art, Sculpture, Rare Books, Furniture Etc.

The Board of Library Trustees has established the following guidelines that apply to a gift of tangible property to the Belmont Public Library:

  1. Acceptance in each case is determined at the discretion of the Board of Library Trustees or by the Director pursuant to authority granted by the Board of Library Trustees. The Board of Library Trustees will acknowledge all gifts but in no instance will the Board apply a monetary value to the gift. The donor or his/her lawful representative will complete such reasonable acknowledgement or gift grant form(s), if any, as the Trustees require.
  2. A gift shall not involve additional expense for its present or future use, including transport to the library, installation, display, maintenance, or administration unless such expense is approved or covered by new or existing funds provided for this purpose.
  3. Any item given as a gift becomes the sole property of the Library.The Library will be the sole determinant of its use/display. Any gift accepted may be kept, displayed, sold, donated, or discarded at the discretion of the Board of Library Trustees.

Approved June 10, 2008

Amended August 22, 2018

Amended December 21st 2021

Amended December 19th 2024

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