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Board debates third‑party library review; trustees approve policy updates including regulation 63‑10
Summary
Board members and community speakers debated whether to hire a third‑party consultant to screen library books using an algorithmic review; trustees approved a set of policy and regulation updates (including regulation 63‑10) after discussion about review processes and parental options for challenges.
Board members held a 15‑minute discussion June 19 about whether to hire a third‑party reviewer to scan library collections for age‑appropriateness and about existing materials‑challenge procedures.
Director Bushgard introduced the idea, saying she had contacted a consultant who uses an algorithmic process to flag potentially age‑inappropriate titles for board review and that the service could be contracted on an ad‑hoc monthly basis. "It would be something that we would maybe hire for a month, see if anything is being reported that we agree with, and then move on from there," Bushgard said.
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