Materials Selection Policy News Today

Legal counsel for the Community Library Network's board of trustees found a sentence in the statement and intent piece of a draft Materials Selection Policy to be unusual.

Members of the Community Library Network's board of trustees will continue discussions and possibly take action on policies regarding library books and other materials in the network's collection during a special meeting from 2-5 p.m. today.

In a recent letter to the editor, Community Library Network chair Rachelle Ottosen accused local community members of using Nazi tactics in promoting a “big lie.” (The irony here is deep and I will return to that.) The “big lie” is that Sheriff Norris stole library books. Let’s examine the source of that alleged lie.

If a newly proposed director evaluation policy that includes a section on performance probation conflicts with the present personnel policy by which the Community Library Network operates, director evaluation policy committee members are ready to wait and see what legal counsel says. “The personnel manual either applies or it doesn’t apply," Community Library Network board Vice Chair Tom Hanley said Tuesday during the committee's first official public meeting, a recording of which ...

Dismissing words of caution from Community Library Network directors, a fellow trustee and without advice from library network legal counsel, the board majority unanimously approved drafts of its updated Materials Selection Policy and a new Materials Withdrawal and Reconsideration Policy during a special meeting Thursday at the Post Falls Library.

Discussion about a draft materials selection policy for the Community Library Network continued Thursday, and trustees will continue discussing it.

An executive session regarding complaints against a public officer is one item on the agenda for the regular board meeting of the Community Library Network, to be held from 2-5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Post Falls Library.

With a limited budget and thousands of people to please, Williston Community Library works hard to stay up to date on the materials it adds to its collection and which

Possible changes to Keene Memorial Library book buying and display policies were presented during the May 15 meeting of the librarys advisory board. No action was taken.

Despite the threat of criminal charges from a county prosecutor, Amy Churchill, Lapeer District Library director, has not budged from defending the book. She has until May to rule on the book’s removal.