Date Adopted: September 26, 2006
Resolution No. 231016-12
The Stow-Munroe Falls Library Board of Trustees considers the naming of a facility, room, permanent structures and/or items of some permeance in honor or memory of a living or deceased individual, corporation, foundation or organization to be a serious and commendable distinction. As such, the Stow-Munroe Public Library seeks to recognize persons who have supported the Library and its mission through distinguished effort or substantial financial endowment when conferring naming rights. In order to effectively leverage private resources, to provide the citizens of Stow and Munroe Falls with the highest quality library services, and to provide citizens and organizations the opportunity to participate actively in the growth of the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library, the SMFPL Board of Trustees has adopted the following policy concerning the granting the naming of library facilities and other physical property:
- Naming opportunities for distinguished effort: A naming shall honor or memorialize an individual who has achieved exceptional distinction in librarianship and/or other areas of knowledge management or wo has served the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library in a professional capacity and has earned a state or national reputation for preeminent achievements in librarianship while employed by Stow-Munroe Public Library or merits major recognition in the Library’s own history.
- Naming opportunities due to a financial donation or endowment: A naming designation may be made in honor of the benefactor, or it may retain a functional title following which the benefactor will be recorded as its sponsor. Naming rights discussed through endowments and wills shall adapt to the same responsibilities and guideline as specified in this policy.
- Donors may choose to sponsor an entire library building, a major service area within a library facility, or a meeting or conference room.
- Donors may also contribute to the purchase of groups or individual items of furniture, sections of shelving or service desks, items for the library collection, works of art, or any other fixtures within the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library.
- Items encompassed by the naming policy include: endowment funds; deferred gifts; pooled donation and direct induvial donations. Naming rights may include, but are not limited to, indoor/outdoor areas; facilities, individual rooms, designated gathering spaces and specific physical items. The Library Director may recommend additional items for consideration as deemed appropriate.
- Corporations will not be allowed to purchase naming rights to a Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library building but will be allowed to obtain them for rooms and service areas within a building or for any furnishing or items in the library.
- Naming rights are relative only to the “naming” of the room, facility, space or item and does not grant the naming party any control or input as to the use or purpose of the facility or item. Such decisions remain solely under the jurisdiction of the Director and the Library Board of Trustees.
- Naming rights will only be granted for monetary as opposed to in kind donations.
- All donors who contribute at a level to be determined by the library Board of Trustees to the library will be recognized with a name plate or wall plaque in the library building.
- The credentials, character, and reputation of each individual shall be appropriately considered in the naming process. The Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject donations by individuals, groups or organizations whose views or public statements are felt to be contrary to the mission and /or best interests of the library.
- Proposals for such a consideration should be submitted to the Library Director and should contain specific information in support of such designation. If endorsed by the Library Director, the proposal will be forwarded to the Stow-Munroe Library Board of Trustees for approval.