Collections and Policies
The
Western Philatelic Library has been built through donations to be the second
largest philatelic library in the USA that is open to the general public
for recreation and research. Our history describes how the library has acquired
other libraries over the years, and we still welcome any society or individual
who wishes to place a library in our collection. We have already accepted
the libraries of the Society of Australasian Specialists/Oceania and the
Tonga/Tin Can Mail Study Circle, and three other specialist societies are
considering this move.
These two societies' libraries will be kept separate and administered as
separate collections that will circulate to their members. The advantage
for their members, besides relieving someone of the storage and administration
of a library, is that their members will have access to the larger Western
Philatelic Library main collection. The advantage to other patrons
of WPL is that they can use the separate collection for research on premises
or request copies of key articles from the specialist publications which
these libraries tend to have.
Additional Collections Welcome
If your group is interested in placing your collection in our hands, either
as a separately administered collection or as a merger with our collection,
please contact FWPL President Stuart
Leven.
The WPL as a Community Resource
The Western Philatelic Library is available for specialist society meetings,
local club meetings and tours. Friends of the Western Philatelic Library
can also present programs on philatelic research or other specialized topics
for stamp clubs, youth groups, or other community groups in the San Francisco
Bay Area. Requests should be made well in advance to ensure availability
of the space and/or speaker. Call Roger Skinner at the Library on
408-733-0336 to schedule.
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