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Bear Valley Unified formalizes library review process after community comments; district says no books were banned
Summary
Board received a presentation formalizing library book-review procedures: librarians read whole titles, a quarterly library committee ranks material for age appropriateness, one book was relocated to high school and the district said that no books were banned; public commenters cited national book-ban data and urged access.
The Bear Valley Unified governing board heard a presentation on the district—s newly formalized library book-review procedures and took public comment from parents and community members during an extended discussion.
District curriculum staff (Speaker 4) said the district carried out a book study in 2024 that reviewed roughly a dozen titles and resulted in a small number of circulation adjustments. "From that book review, there were no books that were completely removed from the library... today we have not banned, any book," the presenter said. In one case a title was moved from the middle school collection to the high school collection based on the district—s age-appropriate guidelines.
The presenter described the process in detail: when a book is placed under review, the district—s library…
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