This Trash Doesn’t Belong in the Public Library! Adventures in Censorship @ Cheltenham Township Library System

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Have a policy, a form and a formal process How to Prepare Have a policy, a form and a formal process Can non-residents file a reconsideration request? Who will consider the request? Is there an appeal process? What happens to the item during the formal process?

Train staff (in advance) How to Prepare Train staff (in advance) Does everyone know where the form is? How does staff respond when confronted in person? Routinely review our professional ethics. Protect against self-censorship.

A Respectful Written Response Thank you for sharing your concerns We take them seriously We review them We agree this item/subject matter may not appeal to everyone in our community We added it to the collection because… We appreciate your point of view and that it is offensive to your personal standards But we have decided it should remain in the collection Not everything is to everyone’s taste If you wish to have our decision reviewed by the Board of Directors respond in writing within x days and it will be placed on the next available Board agenda Once again thank you for contacting us regarding your concerns