You may want to contact the Morris Museum in Morristown, NJ. They have
a box lending program for schools and educational organizations with
some policies in place.

-Michele

On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Bill Obrochta
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> To All-
>
> We are developing history boxes to lend to schools and libraries in
> conjunction with an upcoming exhibit.  It cost us about $2,500 to outfit
> each box, and we need to develop a series of policies and rules that cover
> things like who can borrow the boxes, what penalities do we assess for
> lost/damaged items, how long should the borrowing period be, etc.,etc.
>
> Does anyone have policies/procedures that you are willing to share?  Feel
> free to respond off list.
>
> Bill
>
>
> William B. Obrochta
> Director of Education
> Virginia Historical Society
> P. O. Box 7311
> Richmond, VA  23221-0311
> Phone: 804-342-9651
> Fax: 804-355-2399
> www.vahistorical.org
>
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