Policies

Policy Examples

KDL Policies & Publications

Website: Kent District (Mich.) Library

http://www.kdl.org/about/policies

Example from a Michigan library: policies and guidelines, general publications, freedom of information act (FOIA) requests, KDL publications, KDL pension information, and KDL newsletters.

Policy Examples

Website: American Library Association

http://libguides.ala.org/librarypolicy

This site contains sections on policy development, sample policies, and resources.

Sample Policies

Website: North Country (N.Y.) Public Library

https://web.ncls.org/page/sample-policies

Sample policies: collection development policies, employee policies, public service policies, trustee essentials, and other policies.

Censorship

The Freedom to Read Statement

Website: American Library Association

http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/freedomreadstatement

American Library Association’s freedom to read statement.

Interpretations of the Library Bill of Rights

Website: American Library Association

http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill/interpretations

American Library Association’s interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights.