request for reconsideration

The following steps will be used when a patron feels that further action is necessary to address concerns about a library resource. A review of challenged materials will be treated objectively, unemotionally, and routinely as an important matter. For the duration of this process, the material in question will remain in circulation in the library collection.

1. A concerned patron who is dissatisfied with earlier informal discussions will be offered a packet of materials that includes the library’s mission statement, collection development and reconsideration policy, reconsideration form, and the Library Bill of Rights.
2. Patrons are required to complete the reconsideration form in its entirety and submit the form to the library director.
3. The director, with appropriate professional staff, will review the reconsideration form and the material in question, to consider whether its selection follows the criteria sated in the collection development and reconsideration policy.
4. The review committee shall function when needed by the Director upon receipt of the reconsideration form. The review process shall be considered with specific objections in mind and shall be limited to a maximum of four weeks. A majority and any minority report by this committee shall be completed as soon as possible and submitted to the Library Board of Trustees for consideration.
5. The director will communicate, by letter, the Board’s decision to the patron who requested the reconsideration, stating the reasons for the decision.
6. If the patron is not satisfied with the decision, a written appeal may be submitted within ten (10) business days to the Board of Trustees.
7. If the board plans to address the appeal at their board meeting, the patron will be notified of when and where the meeting will be held.
8. The patron shall be provided an opportunity to address the Board on the specific complaint. The patron may be accompanied by one other person who may act as spokesperson or observer. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to limit the length of public comments.
9. The decision of the board is final.

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