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Staff review library collection parity and request process; web-page inconsistencies noted

5937573 · September 24, 2025
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Committee members discussed library collection parity, the lack of alternate national associations for school-library approvals, the role of parent book requests and uneven school library web pages; staff recommended encouraging parental requests to surface titles for formal review.

Committee members and staff discussed library collections, book-request processes and digital access to library catalogs.

Mister De Pere, a Bedford County staff member, said his exploration found no national alternative association beyond the known school- and public-library organizations for collection review and that many schools maintain different levels of web-page…

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