For several years, the Andrew Carnegie Free Library
and Music Hall in Carnegie, Pennsylvania included a
large donation station, just inside the Library's
front door, similar to what you are suggesting. We had
a local artist paint the station with images of books
and other library-related images, so that it looked
like it fit in the library.

gaw

--- "Amber S. Mohr" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:43:07 -0600 
From: "Amber S. Mohr" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] donation boxes 
To: [log in to unmask] 

> I work in a gallery located on a University campus
> within one of the
> academic college buildings (we do not have our own
> separate building).  I
> have been frequently asked when giving tours if we
> accept donations, which
> of course we do but simply do not have a formal
> station in the gallery to
> receive them.  I am planning on redesigning my
> registration stand/brochure
> rack and hoping to incorporate a donation area with
> envelopes and a slotted
> locked space (not clear acrylic, so no one could see
> how many donations
> have been made that day).  The Dean of the College
> has apprehensions about
> this and is afraid it will look tacky.  I reminded
> him that the other
> galleries associated with the University have
> donation boxes by the door
> and I am doing this in response to visitor queries,
> but he is not
> sufficiently reassured.  I wonder if any of you
> could offer opinions or
> information that would back my assertions.
> Thanks, as always, for your fabulous help.
> Amber
> 
> Amber Mohr
> Curator/Collections Manager
> The Kruger Collection
> University of Nebraska
> 133 Architecture Hall
> Lincoln, NE 68588-0107
> 402. 472. 3560
> http://krugercollection.unl.edu/

gaw

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