2021P Procedure - Library Media Centers
- Providing resource materials, both curricular and personal, for students and faculty;
- Providing materials that meet the interest, vocabulary, maturity, and ability levels of all students;
- Fostering reading as a lifelong activity through pleasurable exposure to printed and digital materials; and
- Including materials in the collection because of their academic, literary, and/or artistic value and merit.
- Sources for the selection of materials include, but are not limited to: Vendor catalogs, American Historical Fiction, Basic Book Collection for Elementary Grades, the Best in Children’s books, Children and Books, Children’s Catalog, Elementary School Library Collection, European Historical Fiction and Biography, Guide to Sources in Educational Media, Junior High School Catalog Reference Books For School Libraries, Subject Guide To Children’s Books in Print, Subject Index to Books for Intermediate Grades, Subject Index to Books for Primary Grades, and Westinghouse Learning Directory.
- AASA Science Books and Films
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American Film & Video Association Evaluations
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Kirkus Reviews
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Media and Methods
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School Library Journal
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Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
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Horn Book
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KLIATT
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VOYA
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Booklist
- Support and be consistent with the general educational goals of the State of Washington and Franklin Pierce Schools and the aims and objectives of individual schools and specific courses.
- Support and be consistent with school library media and information literacy standards established by the American Association of School Librarians, as well as content area standards established by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Washington.
- Meet high standards of quality in factual content and presentation.
- Contain appropriate subject matter for the age, emotional development, ability level, learning styles, and social development of the students for whom they are selected.
- Serve the intended purpose, in both physical format and appearance, for library materials.
- Help students gain an awareness of our pluralistic society.
- Motivate students and staff to examine their own duties, responsibilities, rights, and privileges as participating citizens in our society, and to make informed judgments in their daily lives.
- Withstand scrutiny based on their strengths rather than rejected for their weakness.
- Clarify historical and contemporary forces by presenting and analyzing intergroup tension and conflict objectively, placing emphasis on recognizing and understanding social and economic problems.
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Informal Reconsideration
Persons wishing to make a complaint regarding library resources will be asked to direct their complaint to the Teacher-Librarian. The Teacher-Librarian shall attempt to resolve the issue informally by:
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Discussing the request with the complainant and listening carefully to the concerns expressed;
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Explaining why the material was selected, and how its inclusion in the collection was guided by the district collection development policy/procedure; and
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Share review sources for the item in question.
If the informal process does not resolve the matter, the complainant may submit a formal request for reconsideration of library resources. Library materials in question will remain in the collection until the process is completed and a final decision is made.
2. Formal Reconsideration
The building principal will be informed whenever a citizen asks for a Request for Reconsideration of Library/Media Materials form.
The Request for Reconsideration of Materials form, together with a copy of the challenged materials process, shall be furnished to the complainant by the principal. The formal process shall follow the process required by board procedure 2020P for a written challenge, with the understanding that the criteria and rationale for reconsideration of library materials differs from classroom/district adopted materials. When reviewing a challenge to library materials the instructional review committee will:
- Examine the Request for Reconsideration form.
- Read and evaluate the book/material in question.
- Study thoroughly all materials referred and read available reviews. The general acceptance of the materials should be checked by consulting standard evaluation aids and holdings in other schools.
- Discuss the book/material in the context of the educational program and the audience for which it was selected.
- Consider the entire work, rather than extracting passages or parts, weighing the values and faults against each other and weighing the conflicting opinions based on the materials as a whole.
- Base the final decision upon the appropriateness of the material for its intended educational use.