Reconsideration of Challenged Materials Policy

REQUESTS FOR RECONSIDERATION/INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM STATEMENT

The Library supports the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights, its Intellectual Freedom Statement and its Statement on Challenged Materials. The Library attempts to purchase materials that represent differing opinions on controversial matters. Selection is made without partisanship regarding matters of race, sex, religion, or moral philosophy. However, in a free society opinions vary. The Library Coordinator will recognize these differences in an impartial and factual manner.

Despite the care taken to select appropriate and valuable materials and the qualification of the persons involved in the selection, occasional objections to a selection may be made. When such objections occur, principles of freedom of information and the professional responsibility of the staff are defended, rather than specific materials.