User+Recommendation,+Gifts,+and+Challenged+Materials

User recommendations for the purchase of materials are always appreciated. A fund has been set aside specifically to purchase titles recommended by users. Recommendations must meet the same selection criteria as other materials in our collection. Library book request forms are located on the new titles book rack in the library.
 * Recommendations **

The CDO High School Library welcomes gift materials. These materials shall be subject to the same criteria as those obtained through the regular selection process. Materials not chosen for inclusion in the CDO High School Library's collection shall be: 1. offered back to the donor 2. offered to CDO teachers for their classrooms 3. offered for sale at a school book fair, offered to other district libraries, or auctioned by the district 4. discarded per district guidelines (Budgetext)
 * Gifts **

** Challenged Materials **
A. Statement of Policy The CDO High School Library subscribes in principle to the philosophies expressed in the //American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights// (Appendix A) //and Freedom to Read Statement// (Appendix B) and their supporting documents, and the //American Association of School Librarians' School Library Bill of Rights for School Library Media Programs// (Appendix C). Copies of these documents are appended to and made a part of this policy. The CDO High School Library also recognizes that occasionally materials selected may be challenged or questioned, despite the care taken in selecting them. A procedure for processing and responding to criticism of approved material has been established and shall be followed. B. Procedure for Handling Challenged Materials 1. Upon receiving a complaint, the CDO High School Librarian(s) shall hold a conference with the patron making the complaint. The librarian(s) will listen to the concern and explain the intended educational use of the resource. 2. If the problem cannot be resolved in the conference, the patron will be given a challenge form (Appendix F). 3. Upon receipt of the completed challenge form, the librarian(s) shall refer it to the Library Review Committee* within five school days. Materials are not to be removed from use until the Amphi Governing Board has made a decision approving such removal, unless temporary removal has been recommend by the Superintendent or designee. * The Library Review Committee is composed of nine members: three librarians, two high school department heads, two teachers from different grade levels, one lay person, and one administrative officer all selected by the Superintendent at the beginning of the school year. 4. The Library Review Committee will meet within sixty school days to hear testimony, discuss the questioned resource, and reach a decision. 5. Upon completion of the review process, the committee shall within thirty school days file the report with the Superintendent and provide copies to all appropriate individuals (person expressing the concern, principal, and staff member involved). 6. After these procedures have been completed, any decision of the Library Review Committee may be appealed to the Superintendent. 7. The Library Review Committee shall follow the procedures as described in the //Amphitheater Unified School District Policy Manual and// //Administrative Regulations// section I-5961.1 through I-5961.5 (Appendix G).