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Louisville Public Library <br />Collection Policy <br />for sale, donation, or recycle. Materials are not removed from the collection for the purpose of <br />selling them, nor are they removed due to controversial content without successful completion <br />of a Challenged Materials review. <br />Challenged Materials <br />The choice of library materials by users is an individual matter. While anyone is free to <br />personally reject the viewpoints expressed in books and other materials, he or she may not <br />restrict the free choice of others. <br />Responsibility for the use of library materials by children rests with their parents or legal <br />guardians. Selection decisions are not influenced by the possibility that materials may <br />inadvertently come into the possession of children. <br />The Louisville Public Library and its Board of Trustees support and adhere to the American <br />Library Association's guidelines for public access to information as described in: <br />1. The Library Bill of Rights <br />2. The Freedom to Read statement <br />3. The Freedom to View statement <br />Citizen requests for reconsideration of specific materials or subject matter shall be made in <br />writing and submitted to the Library Director. The Library's written consideration procedure <br />will be followed and the Board of Trustees will review the complaint and render a final decision <br />no later than the Board's next meeting following the challenge's initial Board hearing. <br />Collection Policy Page 3 of 3 <br />