The Winter Park History Archives also maintains a Local Authors Collection and follows these guidelines:
- All books must be accompanied by the Local Authors Submission Form. Inclusion into the Local Author Collection will be approved by the Winter Park History Archivist.
- Donated books will not be returned to the author. Submissions that do not meet the selection criteria for inclusion into the Local Author Collection will either become part of the Archival Collection or given to the New Leaf Bookstore.
- Each author may only donate one (1) work for selection into the Local Author Collection. Special consideration may be given to volumes in a series.
- Authors must reside in the City of Winter Park, Florida. Exceptions may be made for material of local interest, or for authors that have ties to the Winter Park area. Determination of relevance will be made by the Archivist.
- All accepted local author works will be displayed for a minimum of 6 months in our Community Corner area and will be available for checkout.
- If a book in the Local Author Collection does not circulate at least 3 times within the 6-month period after receipt, it will be removed from the circulating Local Authors Collection and placed into the archival Local Authors Collection. The book will be evaluated every 6 months afterwards, using our standard selection and weeding criteria, to merit inclusion in our regular circulating collection.
Please fill out the Local Authors Submission Form. Submit the form along with your book to the Winter Park Library.
Please note if selected, your book will be placed in the non-circulating archival Local Author Collection. If you wish for items to circulate, please contact a librarian.
Parental or guardian consent is required if the author is under the age of 18.
Submit this form along with a donated copy of your book to Winter Park Library or send it to:
Winter Park Library
1052 West Morse Blvd.
Winter Park, FL 32789