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Board hears challenges to children’s and YA titles; directors to follow collection-development procedures
Summary
Board members discussed multiple public challenges to library materials, citing titles that some speakers called explicit or inappropriate for children. Directors are using the system's collection-development policy and the board will receive appeals and reports as required.
Multiple public challenges to library materials — including several children’s and young-adult titles — were brought to the Sumner County Library Board’s attention on March 26. Library directors have pulled flagged items and are following the system’s collection-development and reconsideration process.
Joanna Daniels, chair of the Sumner County Library Board, read examples of titles that had been challenged and said directors were reviewing those items under the board’s collection-development policy. Titles cited in the meeting…
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