Board approves donated and purchased library books after review process
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Summary
Trustees approved a list of library titles to be added to campus collections, mostly donated, after staff explained the district’s collection-development and review process and the requirement to list titles under state law.
The board approved a package of library titles for Castleberry ISD, allowing campuses to add donated copies and to purchase additional copies where needed.
Trustees asked whether librarians had read every title and staff explained the district’s collection-development process: donated titles are reviewed against professional reviews (two positive reviews required for fiction) and librarians check age-appropriateness and district policy standards. Staff noted many of the donations came from a district librarian who serves on the Texas Bluebonnet Committee and who had read a large number of titles as part of that role.
Staff said the packet provided to trustees listed titles, authors and minimum recommended ages, and explained that titles may appear multiple times under different ISBNs (different publishers) even if the content is the same.
A trustee moved to amend the motion language to state “to be purchased/donated” and the board adopted the amended motion. The vote was recorded as 6–0 in favor.
Ending: Approved list allows libraries to accession donated titles and to purchase additional copies as needed under the district’s review procedures.