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Originally Posted by SensualPoet
Librarians probably want to have a say in what goes on the shelves. As much as I would like to influence circulating content as well, librarians are hired and trained to shape the collection based on community standards, interests and needs. So, I understand why they may insist on final say.
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I can't imagine it would be that difficult though for Overdrive to put a "Buy this book for your library" button on each title, allow you to choose your library and give a credit card number, but give the library the option to refuse the donation. If the library refuses the donation, your card isn't charged, and you would be notified via email one way or the other. They could even take it a step further and have it go into the library's database with a hold on it so you could be the first one to check it out. I would certainly donate regularly to a system similar to this!