I-5950 © IJL LIBRARY MATERIALS
SELECTION AND ADOPTION
I-5950 © IJL The Superintendent shall annually recommend to the Board an expenditure level for the purchase of library books and materials. The Superintendent shall approve the purchase of library materials that:
• Enrich and support the curriculum, taking into consideration the varied interests, abilities, and maturity levels of the students served.
• Stimulate growth in factual knowledge, literary appreciation, aesthetic values, and ethical standards.
• Provide a background of information that will enable students to make intelligent judgments in their daily lives.
• Provide materials representative of the many religious, ethnic, and cultural groups and their contributions to our American heritage.
• Assure a comprehensive collection appropriate for the users of the library.
• Provide a current, balanced collection of books, basic reference materials, texts, periodicals, and audiovisual materials that depict in an accurate and unbiased way the cultural diversity and pluralistic nature of American society.
The Superintendent will provide the Board with a list of titles that are recommended for purchase.
The Superintendent is authorized to establish a professional library for the use of the District staff.
The Superintendent will establish procedures for the removal of the following categories of books and other material from the library:
• Damaged materials.
• Materials that no longer present current information.
• Materials that no longer support the goals of the District.
• Materials that have not been used frequently enough to justify the use of library space.
Adopted: December 14, 2021
CROSS REF.: DN - School Properties Disposition
IJ - Instructional Resources and Materials
KEC - Public Concerns/Complaints about Instructional
Resources