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St. Paul library board adopts updated collection development policy with added notice requirement
Summary
The St. Paul Public Library board adopted an amended collection development policy implementing Minnesota Statute 134.51's reconsideration procedures and intellectual freedom standards. An amendment requires the materials management supervisor to notify the library director and board chair in writing when responding to reconsideration requests.
Library staff presented and the board approved an amended collection development policy that formalizes how the St. Paul Public Library handles requests to reconsider items in its collection.
Materials Management Supervisor Jessica Zilhart told the board the change follows Minnesota Statute 134.51, which requires libraries to adopt procedures for receiving and reporting challenges to materials. "The statute does state that libraries can't ban, remove or otherwise restrict access to an item based on the views, messages or opinions expressed in that item," Zilhart said, summarizing the law's limits on removing items because of viewpoint.
The policy sets the library's goals and selection criteria, including a focus on a popular materials collection driven by community demand; it outlines selection…
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