What If Somebody Wants Something Removed from the Library??
Paideia School Library
Challenge Policy
Procedure
Should a member of the school community object to the presence of any library material or publication, the following steps will be taken:
• The patron will be asked to write a letter that includes a statement he or she has read the work in full and has read the library’s selection policy; and which includes a specific description of what is offensive in the work.
• The Library Use Committee will then review the work, considering carefully the written complaint.
• If the work is from the Elementary collection, the Committee will then determine if the work should:
- remain part of the elementary collection;
- be held on reserve in the elementary collection;
- be moved to the upper school collection;
- or be removed from the library or website.
• If the work is from the Junior High/High School collection, the Committee will then determine if the work should:
- remain part of that collection;
- be held on reserve in the high school collection;
- or be removed from the library or website.
Library Use Committee
The Library Use Committee shall be comprised of an administrator, the librarians, three faculty members and the parent chairpersons of Friends of The Library.
Reviewed and updated November 2009
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