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PARIS PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />MATERIALS SELECTION POLICY <br />SELECTION PHILOSOPHY <br />The Paris Public Library subscribes to the selection principles <br />contained in the Library Bill of Rights, The Freedom to Read <br />Statement, and the Freedom to View Statement adopted by the American <br />Library Association and the Texas Library Association Intellectual <br />Freedom Statement. <br />SELECTION CRITERIA <br />The Paris Public Library acknowledges its responsibility to collect <br />materials and to organize and make those resources available for the <br />citizens of Lamar County. <br />The main goal of the Paris Public Library Materials Selection Policy <br />is to ensure the maintenance of a collection with the highest <br />quality public library-,materials possible for all reading levels. <br />Selection of all 'formats of library materials will be guided by the <br />following criteria: <br />INFORMATION ACCURACY <br />MATERIAL FORMAT AND PHYSICAL CONDITION <br />SUBJECT COMPREHENSIVENESS AND TREATMENT DEPTH <br />PRESENTATION CLARITY AND LOGIC <br />ARTISTIC PRESENTATION OR FICTION ORIGINALITY <br />REPRESENTATION OF VARYING VIEWS AND TASTES IN RELATION TO THE <br />ENTIRE LIBRARY COLLECTION <br />SUSTAINED INTEREST OR POPULAR APPEAL <br />AUTHOR EXPERTISE OR REPUTATION <br />COST <br />SELECTION RESPONSIBILITY <br />Ultimate responsibility for selection lies with the Library <br />Director. The Director makes selections and also receives selection <br />assistance from designated staff members. <br />Because every title cannot be read nor every media production viewed <br />or heard before purchase, professional selection tools are utilized <br />as a source of information about available materials. These <br />selection aids, such as journals, subject bibliographies, and <br />reviews;, provide critical opinions about print and non —print <br />materials, and are utilized judiciously. <br />