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Since renovating, our local library installed display cases and has shown several private collections of different things, with the most recent being a large collection of Star Wars LEGOs.

We figured we'd offer to display part of our comic collection to see if they were interested and they were. (For about a month in September.)

Now the wrinkle. We've never done this before, so we don't know exactly what to expect. They require a release form for any collections so that they're not held responsible, which means that it'll be on us to get insurance for the comics we're displaying. Beyond that, we're not sure what other steps or precautions we should take.

Has anyone done this sort of thing before and have any tips, suggestions, or a general idea of what to expect while we do this?

That sounds pretty cool!

Definitely get pictures of everything and some type of insurance. What will you be displaying? Are they slabbed or just bagged and boarded? Who is responsible for setting up the display itself, you or a library employee?

You probably have nothing to worry about but it isn't bad to take precautions anyway. When you do it, I would love to see some pics here!

We're actually going to go ahead and get them professionally graded for insurance purposes (but not slabbed). (We keep meaning to get separate insurance for our entire collection, but keep putting off because it's such a monumental task.)

We still have a bunch of mylar bags and halfbacks that we got for our silver and golden age stuff, so currently we're planning that everything we display is going to go into one of those. (Though we do have 2 CGC/CBCS graded comics, that might or might not be put on display. A 2.5 ASM #15 and a 6.0 Neal Adams signed GL #76)

We'll be setting up the display (they'll provide the stands, since their regular book stands will work perfectly.)

On the plus side, the front windows are treated to filter out some UV and those windows don't get a ton of sunlight anyway, plus it'll get even less in September.

As far as what we're displaying, I'll probably put a lot of my decent grade ASM keys (that leaves my ASM #14 out, since it's a detached cover and pretty brown to boot.) I don't think my mom will be interested in putting up her JIM #83 (though she might put up her JIM #84 Gold Recrod reprint.) Probably a lot of the more iconic covers, like the Transformers #1 Change into a Truck and Detective Comics #880.

And I'll absolutely share some pictures when everything is set up!