School Library

Code No.: 602.8
SCHOOL LIBRARY
Policy: The school district will maintain a school library in each building for use by employees and by
students during the school day.
Materials for the libraries will be acquired according to board policy 605.1, “Instructional Materials
Selection.”
It is the responsibility of the principal of the building in which the school library is located to oversee
the use of materials in the library.
It is the responsibility of the superintendent or designee to develop procedures for the selection and
replacement of both library and instructional materials, for the acceptance of gifts, for the weeding of
library and instructional materials, and for the handling of challenges to either library or classroom
materials.
Approved 6/19/89
Reviewed 9/21/92
Revised 12/20/99
Revised 3/01/04
Reviewed 1/5/09
Revised 2/1/16