We firmly disagree with this thinking. Libraries should remain nonpartisan when it comes to collection curation. It doesn't matter if it's a minority of people that find value in the work. So long as a book does not qualify as misinformation and could be of value to a user of the library, it deserves a place on the shelf.

We want our libraries to be a source of accurate and timely information. Advances in science, technology, and sociology may require certain books to be removed permanently from circulation. We do trust our Media Specialists to use the weeding process to remove these books; however, there may be times when a challenge and Committee Review instigates the removal of an outdated book.

Contrary to what has been said about us, we do not support pornography in our school libraries. But, we feel it is important to recognize that literary works can address sexual situations without the sole intent to arouse. It is for this reason that a thoughtful review of the work in its entirety should be carried out before any action is taken to restrict access in schools.

There may be times when a community, after thoughtful review of the entire work, determines a book as a whole lack any literary value for the student population at a particular school.

There are many advocates that believe all libraries, including those in public schools, should remain open in its offerings. This means the assigned Media Specialist is entrusted by the public to support the wants and needs of all library users when curating their collection, and the weeding process is the sole mechanism to remove books.