School Library Policies

Collection Policies

• School Library Collection Policies (Outside Source)
  Information regarding school library collection and selection policies.

Selection Policies

Each school district has its own selection and collection development policy which is approved by the governing board.

• District Selection Policies
  From CDE's Recommended Literature: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve.
• Atwater Elementary School District (Outside Source) - Atwater, California

Internet Acceptable Use Policies

Sample policies that contain provisions for student use of computers, the network and the Internet, usually written as a contract between the parent and student and the school, are provided. Sampling of some acceptable use policies:

• Los Angeles Unified School District Acceptable Use Policy (Outside Source)
• Northwest Educational Technology Consortium (Outside Source)
  This site looks at technology plans from the Northwest and from across the country.

Intellectual Freedom Resources

• American Library Association (Outside Source)
  The Office for Intellectual Freedom from the American Library Association provides a wide variety of information and helpful resources.
• National Council of Teachers of English (Outside Source)
  This censorship guide provides background information, a statement regarding students' right to read, and guidelines for the selection of materials in English-language arts programs.

Weeding Resources

• Western Massachusetts Regional Library System (Outside Source)
  Weeding the Library Collection
• Weeding the School Library (brochure) (PDF; 144KB; 2pp.)
• Sunlink Weed of the Month Club, (Outside Source) Florida Kindergarten through Grade Twelve Public School
  Includes tips for weeding decisions, a list of weeding topics and links to other weeding resources.

Other Resources

• Educator's Reference Desk: School Librarianship
  Includes resources on digital libraries, librarian education, library policy, and school libraries.