We are happy to support new authors in the community. The Library will review and consider publications from local Darien residents, including self-published books.
Criteria for Consideration
Requests are considered using the same selection criteria outlined in our Collection Development Policy. Titles submitted for consideration are not guaranteed to be included in the Library's collection. Books are more likely to be acquisitioned if they are professionally reviewed by the following journals: Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, The Horn Book Magazine, and The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books.
Gifts
With the exception of additions to the Local History and Genealogy Collection (see Appendix A), the Library does not accept donations of books, magazines, encyclopedias, or other media.