Member Libraries in the Southern Maine Library
District
Membership is free and open to all academic,
public, school, and special libraries
meeting the following criteria
in the
counties and towns served by the Southern Maine
Library District.
The participating library shall:
- be a part of an organization or institution that has a legal basis for operation and provides informational resources;
- have a written mission statement and service objectives;
- have an established funding base;
- be authorized to participate by its appropriate administrative authority;
- have established and posted hours of service;
- have a fixed location;
- have a designated staff person or volunteer with library services training and who is responsible for the library;
- have an organized collection of information and material accessible for use by its designated clientele and/or the public;
- agree to the terms and conditions of the Maine Regional Library System membership agreement as established by the Maine Library Commission. This agreement shall include certification by each member library that it meets the minimum eligibility requirements for participation, agrees to participate in interlibrary loan activities within the state in accordance with the National Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States and agrees to provide data on the use of regional and statewide library materials and services.
[Approved by the SMLD Council May 18, 2007]
Counties and Towns served by SMLD
- Cumberland
- York
- Selected Oxford county towns: Brownfield,
Denmark, Fryeburg, and Lovell
Joining
To join, contact the SMLD office at (207)-871-1766
or 1-800-649-7696 or
email District Consultant: Shirley Helfrich, helfrich@portland.lib.me.us
Libraries
