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The library media program empowers students and staff with equitable access to diverse resources, fosters a love of reading, cultivates information literacy, and supports lifelong learning and research, aligned with the principles of intellectual freedom.

The Superintendent or designee shall manage the District’s library media program to comply with (1) State law and Ill. State Board of Education (ISBE) rule and (2) the following standards:

• The program includes an organized collection of resources available to students and staff to supplement classroom instruction, foster reading for pleasure, enhance information literacy, and support research, as appropriate to students of all abilities in the grade levels served.

• Financial resources for the program’s resources and supplies are allocated to meet students’ needs.

• Students in all grades served have equitable access to library media resources.

• The advice of an individual who is qualified according to ISBE rule is sought regarding the overall direction of the program, including the selection and organization of materials, provision of instruction in information and technology literacy, and structuring the work of library paraprofessionals.

• The program adheres to the principles of the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights, which indicate that materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.

• Staff members are invited to recommend additions to the collection.

• Students may freely select resource center materials as well as receive guided selection of materials appropriate to specific, planned learning experiences.

Board Policy 6.230, January 2024