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Board declines to adopt resolution to discard library books after members raise questions about process and specific titles
Summary
A proposal to declare a set of school library books obsolete failed to carry at the June 16 meeting after members and the public pressed for more detail on selection criteria and specific titles, including recently published works and books tied to curriculum and social issues.
The Cornwall Central School District Board of Education considered a resolution to declare certain library books obsolete at its June 16 meeting but did not adopt the measure.
Board members questioned the criteria librarians used to identify items for removal, noting that some titles on the list were only a decade or less old and included books that several members said should not be treated as "obsolete." "A book like 'The Hate U…
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