IJL: LIBRARY MATERIALS
SELECTION AND ADOPTION
The School Committee endorses the
School Library Bill of Rights, as adopted by the American Library Association,
which asserts that the responsibility of the school library is
to:
1.
Provide materials that will enrich and support the curriculum, taking into
consideration the varied interests, abilities, and maturity levels of the
students served.
2.
Provide materials that will stimulate growth in factual knowledge, literary
appreciation, aesthetic values, and ethical standards.
3.
Provide a background of information that will enable students to make
intelligent judgments in their daily lives.
4.
Provide materials on opposing sides of controversial issues so that young
citizens may develop under guidance the practice of critical reading and
thinking.
5.
Provide materials representative of the many religious, ethnic, and cultural
groups and their contributions to our American heritage.
6. Place
principle above personal opinion and reason above prejudice in the selection of
materials of the highest quality in order to assure a comprehensive collection
appropriate for the users of the library.
Initial purchase suggestions for
library materials may come from all personnel--teachers, coordinators, and
administrators. Students will also be encouraged to make suggestions. The
librarian will recommend materials to be included in the school library. Final
approval and authority for distribution of funds will rest with the building
Principal subject to the approval of the Superintendent.
Gifts of library books will be accepted
in keeping with the above policy on selection. Complaints about library books
will be handled in line with Committee policy on complaints about instructional
materials.
SOURCE: MASC
LEGAL REF.: 603 CMR
26:05
CROSS REF.: KEC, Public
Complaints about the Curriculum or Instructional Materials
Adopted on: April 24,
2008