Round Rock ISD outlines library acquisition process to comply with Senate Bill 13 and add parent controls

Round Rock ISD library staff on Sept. 18 walked trustees through changes to the district’s library acquisition process required by Senate Bill 13 and explained parent-access features in the new Insignia library system.

Stephanie Anzana, director of library services, told trustees: "Senate Bill 13 has a number of requirements but the ones that pertain most to our families are these first two: the first requirement is that parents have the right to access their students' library checkouts. And the second is that parents have the ability to restrict titles that they do not want their children to access." Anzana said the district’s Insignia system creates parent accounts automatically using the email on file, and parents can restrict titles without drawing attention to a student at checkout.

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