Central Kansas Library System (CKLS) offers a variety of services to insure materials are processed for maximum accessibility for library patrons. Effective 09/15/2018 CKLS will process books in the following ways:

Paperback books, new or used, with a spine less than 12mm will not be covered with laminate. We will be happy to catalog, attach a spine label, spine label protector and library barcode protector. This includes Scholastic thin paperbacks.

Paperback books in the following condition will be cataloged, have a spine label, spine label protector and library barcode protector attached. The paperback will not be laminated.

Excessively creased spine

Yellowed pages
Bent covers
Cobwebs, dirt and other markings

Paperback books in the following condition will not be processed:

Torn covers
Water damage
Excessive odor
Warped covers
And other conditions that make the book unusable.

Hardcover books in the following condition will be cataloged, have spine label, spine label protector and library barcode protector. The jackets will not be covered with Mylar.

Yellowed pages
Cobwebs, dirt and other markings
Slightly torn covers

Hardcover books in the following condition will not be processed:

Water damaged
Mold
Excessive odor
Warped covers
Broken spines
And other conditions that make the book unusable.

Each book will be selected on its merit and condition.

If your library would like to cover the items, CKLS offers laminate and Mylar book jackets in a variety of sizes at a reduced rate. There are many excellent videos on how to cover books on the Internet.

Books donated by CKLS to libraries will have new spine labels and barcodes attached. In some cases the outer jacket will be removed if the book has a printed cover in better condition.