CITY COUNCIL REGULAR AGENDA PACKET

(d) Removing and banning books from public libraries are dangerous acts of government censorship and erode our country’s commitment to freedom of expression and the right to receive information. (e) Librarians are professionals trained to not impose their own thoughts and opinions on which ideas are right, but to make knowledge and ideas available so that people have the freedom to choose what to read. (f) Librarians and library staff receive extensive professional training to develop and curate collections to meet the broad and diverse interests of their communities, which include, but are not limited to, literary value and developmental appropriateness of material. 19802. (a) (1) Every public library jurisdiction that directly receives any state funding, including, but not limited to, state funding pursuant to this part, shall establish, adopt, and maintain a written and publicly accessible collection development policy for its public libraries by January 1, 2026, and shall submit that collection development policy to the State Librarian. The State Librarian or their designee may provide technical assistance to public libraries in developing their collection development policy. The collection development policy, at a minimum, shall do all of the following: (A) Establish a process for community members to share their concerns regarding library materials and to request that library materials be reconsidered for inclusion in the library’s collection. (B) Guide the selection and deselection of library materials. (C) Acknowledge that the public library’s collection meets the broad and diverse interests of the community and respect both the library’s autonomy and their speciﬁc community needs. (D) Establish that the public library serves as a center for voluntary inquiry and the dissemination of information and ideas. (E) Acknowledge that library materials should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people, and should present diverse points of view in the collection as a whole. (F) Acknowledge the right of the public to receive access to a range of social, political, aesthetic, moral, and other ideas and experiences. (2) A librarian, library media specialist, other employee, or contractor at a public library shall not be subject to termination, demotion, discipline, or retaliation for either of the following: (A) Refusing to remove a library material before it has been reviewed in accordance with the public library’s process for the reconsideration of library materials established pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1). (B) Making displays, acquisitions, or programming decisions that the employee or contractor believes, in good faith, are in accordance with the requirements of this section. (b) (1) The governing board or body of a public library, or any body or commission designated to review the procurement, retention, or circulation of, or access to, library materials, shall not proscribe or prohibit the circulation or procurement of, or access to, any library materials in a public library because of the topic addressed by the materials or because of the views, ideas, or opinions contained in those materials. 90 Ch. 941—3 — Page 145 of 376