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By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
At last month’s meeting the Library Board adopted a new policy to deal with gifts in kind.
The policy committee was charged with developing a policy after a silver communion set from Mt Salem Baptist Church was offered to the library last winter. The set had been given to the church by Anne Slaughter Keyser’s family. The church’s most recent minister suggested Mrs. Keyser wanted it donated to an organization, such as the library, where it could be put on public display.
The policy says for such a gift the head librarian or a board member must be informed about the gift, with a description or showing it, an explanation of any conditions on the gift must be included with the offer. The entire board should be informed of the offer and decide whether or not to accept it based on the appropriateness of the gift, the need for a temporary or permanent display, the need for publicity, and any conditions on final disposition of the gift. The policy states the library will not be responsible for appraising the gift for tax purposes.
Based on the new policy, the board decided not to accept the gift of the communion service. They said they had no way to guarantee its safety while displaying it, and it is associated with a particular “denomination.”
The board also agreed to consider selling several silver coins and a pair of presidential cufflinks from the Lyndon Johnson administration.
They were stored in a safety deposit box in the Rappahannock National Bank until recently when they were moved to a safe in county
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