I. Statement of Policy
A. Library Service
B. Mission of the Library
C. Intellectual Freedom
D. Reconsideration of Materials
E. Privacy
F. Internet Access
II. Responsibility
for Selection
A. Adult Services
B. Children’s Services
C. Audiovisual Services
III. Selection Criteria
A. Definition of Terms
B. Selection Aids
C. General Criteria for Selection of Print/Audiovisual Materials
IV. Gifts and Memorials
A. Gifts
B. Memorials
V. Maintenance of
the Collection
A. Criteria for Withdrawal
B. Criteria for Replacement
VI. Materials Selection:
Adult/Young Adult Services
A. General Statement
B. Selection Criteria
1. Fiction
2. Nonfiction
a). Reference
b). Rockland Room
c). Sex Education
d). Religion
e). Foreign Language Materials
f). Curriculum Needs
g). Government Documents
h). Pamphlet Materials
3. Format
a). Paperback vs. Clothbound
b). Print vs. Electronic
c). Computer Software
d). Large-Print Books
e). Braille Books
f). Abridged Books
4. Periodicals
a). General Statement
b). Selection and Maintenance Process
c). Selection Criteria
d). Periodicals on Microform
VII. Materials Selection:
Children’s Services
A. General Statement
B. Selection Criteria
C. Circulating Collection
1. Fiction
2. Nonfiction
3. Picture Books
4. Easy Reader Books
5. Periodicals
6. Classics
7. Paperbacks
8. Picture Collection
9. Parent Collection
10. Pamphlets
11. Local Authors
12. Religion
13. Sex Education
14. Textbooks
15. Series Books
16. Large Print
17. Braille Books
D. Reference Collection
1. General Statement
2. Selection Criteria
VIII. Materials Selection:
Audiovisual Collection
A. Adult
1. Audiobooks
2. Videocassettes and Digital Video Discs
a. General Statement
b. Selection Criteria
3. Audio Recordings
a. General Statement
b. Selection Criteria
B. Children
1. General Statement
2. Selection Criteria
Appendices
A. Library Bill of Rights
Access for Children and Young People to Videotapes and other
Non Print Formats
B. The Freedom to Read
C. Freedom to View
D. Free Access to Libraries for Minors
E. Statement on Labeling
F. Citizen’s Request for Reconsideration
of Material
G. New York State Law on Library Records
H. Internet Access Policy
I. Gifts to Library from Members of Community
