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Library advisory board adopts guideline to guide book‑reconsideration reviews

December 01, 2025 | Citrus County, Florida


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Library advisory board adopts guideline to guide book‑reconsideration reviews
At the meeting the advisory board debated and then voted to adopt a staff‑draft guideline to guide reconsideration and review of library materials. The guideline is intended as a record‑taking and deliberative tool for board members when a patron requests that a title be moved, restricted or removed.

Board members discussed whether the guideline should be qualitative or based on a numerical rubric. Some members favored a simple set of open questions (for example, "Do you have concerns with this material?"), while others sought a 1‑to‑5 scale to make comparisons easier. A series of practical questions—audience recommended by the publisher, whether other similar libraries carry the title, professional reviews and awards—were proposed as background items staff can help populate.

The board adopted the draft guideline as presented in the packet after a motion by Speaker 11 and a second. To keep the discussion focused, the chair temporarily limited public‑input remarks on that motion to two minutes each; the board then voted to accept the guideline with no recorded opposition. The chair emphasized the advisory board’s role: board members will read material in advance when items are formally on the agenda and will record their reasons in the public record, but final policy changes remain with the Board of County Commissioners.

Next steps: The adopted guideline will be used in future reconsideration hearings and become part of the public record; staff and members said they may refine the guideline and explore a numeric rubric if desired for future clarity.

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