Material purchased for school libraries shall be selected to implement, enrich and support the educational program of the school. In addition, such material should be designed to develop skill in reading, discrimination in the choice of materials, instruction in the use of books and libraries, and development of student social and intellectual skills, as well as education in values.

District administrators, librarians, and classroom and special teachers shall endorse and apply the principles incorporated in the School Library Bill of Rights of the American Association of School Librarians.

The Superintendent shall be responsible for the selection and maintenance of all resource materials. He/She shall apply the following standards to their selection:

1. materials shall be suited to the varied interests, abilities, reading levels and maturation levels of the students to be served;
2. wherever possible, materials shall provide major opposing views on controversial issues so that students may develop under guidance the practice of critical reading and thinking;
3. wherever possible, materials shall represent the many religious, ethnic, and cultural groups and their contribution to American heritage;
4. materials shall be factually accurate and of genuine literary or artistic value;
5. materials shall be of a quality and durability appropriate to their intended use and longevity; and
6. materials shall relate to, support, and enrich the courses of study adopted by the Board.

The Superintendent shall develop regulations for the selection of resource materials that provide for the effective consultation of teaching staff members at all appropriate levels, evaluate the effectiveness and utility of materials currently in use, ensure that the Board's budgetary allotment for resource materials is efficiently spent and wisely distributed throughout the instructional program, and ensure an inventory of resource materials that is well-balanced and well-rounded in coverage of subject, types of materials and variety of content.

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Adoption date

November 12, 1992

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