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IAF Library

IAF LIBRARY RULES

  1. The IAF Library is available for contributing members.
  2. Contributing members shall agree to replace any lost or damaged items borrowed from the IAF Library.
  3. Any IAF members may donate items or lend items to the library.
  4. A contributing member may borrow an item for up to two weeks from the IAF Library.
    1. If an item that is lent to the IAF Library is lost or not returned, or a contributing member leaves the group or becomes unreachable while having borrowed such an item, IAF shall reimburse the contributing member who lent the item the value of the item up to $25.
    2. The cost shall be charged to the contributing member's account who is responsible for the loss of the item and shall be collected when and if the contributing member seeks to renew his or her membership.
  1. A contributing member may request an additional two weeks to borrow an item, which the IAF librarian shall allow so long as there is no waiting list for the item.
  2. The IAF librarian shall have the following duties:
    1. Keep a complete inventory of all items in the IAF Library, including which items are donated and which are lent and by whom.
    2. Keep track of who has borrowed what items and when.
    3. Keep a waiting list if necessary for any item with more than one request; requests shall be granted in the order they are received by email by the librarian.
    4. Communicate with contributing members who seek to borrow and return items on a timely basis by email.  The librarian shall have a specific email established for this purpose.
    5. Take care and host the items donated and lent to the IAF Library.
    6. Report to the board quarterly about any issues, recommendations, or problems.
    7. Provide any member who donates items a receipt for tax purposes.
      1. The librarian shall be appointed by a majority vote of the board and shall serve until either the board votes a new librarian or the current librarian quits.
      2. The board may discontinue the IAF Library at any time.  The lent items shall be returned to the members who lent them.  Donated items shall be donated in turn to a non-profit organization or library of the board's choice by majority vote.

        3. IAF Library Catalog

        As of September 2009, the IAF Library includes the following items:

        BOOK TITLES

        		 AUTHORS YEAR
        The Age of Reason Thomas Paine 1984

        America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines NEW!

        		 Gail Collins 2003
        Atheism: The Case Against God George H. Smith 1989
        Atheist Manifesto: The Case Against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam Michael Onfray 2005
        Atheist Universe: The Thinking Person's Answer to Christian Fundamentalism David Mills 2006
        Death by Black Hole: and Other Cosmic Quandaries NEW! Neil De Grasse Tyson 2007
        Doubt: A History Jennifer Michael Hecht 2003
        The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason Sam Harris 2004
        The Essential Dalai Lama Dalai Lama 2005
        Ethics & Morality Without Spirituality Terrance E. Swanson 2006
        The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power Jeff Sharlet 2008
        Fighting Words: The Origins of Religious Violence Hector Avalos 2005
        Freethinkers: A History of American Secularlism Susan Jacoby 2004
        The God Delusion Richard Dawkins 2006
        God Is Not Great Christopher Hitchens 2007
        God: The Failed Hypothesis Victor J. Stenger 2007
        His Dark Materials Trilogy Philip Pullman  
        The Golden Compass   1995
        The Subtle Knife   1997
        The Amber Spyglass   2000
        How We Believe: Science, Skepticism, and the Search for God (Book 2 of 3) Michael Shermer 2003
        Humanism As the Next Step Lloyd & Mary Morain 2008
        Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism Michelle Goldberg 2007
        Learning to Drive and Other Life Stories Katha Pollit 2007
        Letter to a Christian Nation Sam Harris 2006
        The Little Book of Atheist Spirituality Abdre Comte-Sponville 2006
        Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist Dan Barker 1992
        Measuring Eternity: The Search for the Beginning of Time Martin Gorst 2001
        The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court Jeffrey Toobin 2008
        Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women Geraldine Brooks 1995
        No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam Reza Aslan 2006
        The Origin of Species Charles Darwin 2004
        The Science of Good & Evil Michael Shermer 2004
        Unholy Trinity: The Vatican, the Nazis, and the Swiss Banks Aarons and Loftus 1998
        The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God Carl Sagan 2006
        Virginity or Death!  And Other Social and Political Issues of Our Time Katha Pollit 2006
        What's God Got to Do with It Robert Ingersoll 2005
        What Is Atheism?  A Short Introduction Douglas E. Krueger 1998
        Why People Believe Weird Things (Book 1 of 3) Michael Shermer 2002
             
        PERIODICALS ISSUE  
        Freethought Today Jan/Feb 2009: Vol. 29, No. 1
          Mar 2009: Vol. 29, No. 2
          Apr 2009: Vol. 29, No. 3
        The Humanist Mar/Apr 2009: Vol. 69, No. 2
          May/Jun 2009: Vol. 69, No. 3
          Jul/Aug 2009: Vol. 69, No. 4
        Free Mind Spring 2009: Vol. 53, No. 1
          Summer 2009: Vol. 53, No. 2
             
        MEDIA TITLES ATTRIBUTION MEDIA
        Bones: Season 1   DVD
        Bones: Season 2   DVD
        Bones: Season 3   DVD
        An Inconvenient Truth   DVD
        Judgement Day: Evolution v. Intelligent Design NOVA DVD
        Friendly Neighborhood Atheist Dan Barker CD
        Letting Go of God Julia Sweeney CD
        Night at Nakoma Dan Barker CD

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