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.