1. It is forwarded to either the Head of Collections or a Librarian III that leads Collection Services.

2. A review committee is established. Each institution will have a base number of committee members with specific qualifications and a process for choosing members.

An example committee may consist of:                                                                            

• Head of Collection Services

• Selection Librarian responsible for the appropriate subject area

• Regional Children’s Librarian or Regional Library Supervisor/LIII

     OR

• Library Director

• A staff member, whose name is drawn at random

• A library board member (other than the board president) whose name is drawn at random

3. Each committee member will:

a. Review the completed reconsideration form.

b. Review the material in its entirety.

c. Utilize journals, awards, reviews, and other resources alongside the institution’s selection policy and the First Amendment Right to Read to weigh the value of the material.

d. The committee will meet face to face or via Zoom to discuss the material. For some institutions the challenger is invited to this meeting to speak.

e. Subsequently, the committee members will each submit written recommendations.

4. A final meeting will commence and a vote will be taken.

5. The patron will receive notification of the committee’s decision in writing or another means of communication, within 30 days (may differ between institutions).

The patron completes the Request for Reconsideration of Library Materials form.

1. After receiving the form, the Principal and the Superintendent should be given copies.

2. School Administrator and the School Librarian will form a committee consisting of:

• • • • • • School library media specialist

          • School administrator

          • Two faculty members

          • PTA representative

Alternatively, the committee may have:

• • • • • • A teacher

          • The school librarian

          • An administrator

          • A reading specialist or language arts teacher

          • A member of the community

3. Each committee member will read/listen to/watch the material being challenged.

4. The committee will meet to discuss the material and decided whether to maintain the material in the collection, supplement it with equal material(s), or remove the materials altogether.

1. The form for reconsidering of materials is filled out and returned to the library.

2. Certain institutions allow anonymous forms, however, some stipulate a review will not be initiated with an incomplete form.

3. A committee will be convened consisting of:

• The subject liaison

• A second librarian who will serve as the committee Chair

• One faculty member

• The Dean from an academic program related to the subject of the material

• If the material is interdisciplinary, an additional faculty member related to the material will be added

4. The committee will meet and discuss the relevancy of the material and compare it to the collection development guidelines of the library and/or university.

5. Once a decision is made about whether to keep or discard the material, a written response will be sent to the challenger and added to the material’s file.

6. The committee will also submit a form to the ALA database.