Marketing Your Work to Spokane County Library District

For authors and press

Thank you for your interest in adding your work to the Spokane County Library District collection. SCLD welcomes the opportunity to review a variety of materials.

Selection of materials for the library is done by staff in the Collection Services Department and is guided by our Collection Development Policy. We apply the same set of criteria for all materials and, as a public library we select materials for general users, rather than specialists or practitioners. We collect materials for all ages and give special consideration to materials about the history of the Spokane Region.

In making a decision about adding material to our collection, we consider the following:

• Who is the intended audience for the material? Is it intended for adults, teens or children? Is it of general interest, not specialist?
• What is the subject of the material? Will it be of interest to our customers? Is it of special local interest?
• Who is the author? We look for qualifications such as education, experience in the field, and experience as a writer or artist.
• When/where was the item published? Is the publisher a standard trade publisher? We need all of the bibliographic data, including date of publication, price and type of binding. If the item is self-published, please give some indication of its physical appearance.
• Has the item been reviewed in at least one library publication or general periodical? Was the review positive?
• What is the format? Is it appropriate for library use? Will it withstand heavy use? Is the artwork/photography of clear quality?
• How can we purchase copies? Libraries prefer to buy from wholesale vendors.
• If the material is available only from you, be sure to provide a phone number, address and email address, if you have one.
• Unsolicited materials will not be returned and will be considered donations.

Information can be sent to: Administrative Offices, Attn: Collection Services Manager, 4322 N Argonne Rd, Spokane, WA 99212-1868.

Thank you again for your consideration and interest in Spokane County Library District.