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District librarian outlines collection criteria and formal challenge procedure; board asks questions
Summary
District librarian Rachel Baker told the Philomath School District 17J board the library system uses professional reviews and policy IIA to select materials and follows IIAA AR2/IIA AR3 for challenges; formal complaints go to the superintendent and remain on shelves during review.
District librarian Rachel Baker told the Philomath School District 17J board that the district’s five-school library system uses policy IIA and professional review sources to guide purchases and aims for “balanced perspectives” and materials that both support curriculum and reflect students’ lived experiences. Baker said the district has four media assistants and one library media specialist who double-check orders before purchase and use Destiny as the cataloging and circulation system.
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