School Library Bill of Rights for School Media Programs. The American Association of School Librarians reaffirms its belief in the Library Bill of Rights of the American Library Association. Media personnel are concerned with generating understanding of American freedoms through the development of informed and responsible citizens. To this end, the American Association of School Librarians asserts that the responsibility of the school library is to: i. Provide a comprehensive collection of instructional materials selected in compliance with basic, written selection principles, and to provide maximum accessibility to these materials; ii. Provide materials that will support the curriculum, taking into consideration the individual's needs and the varied interests, abilities, socio-economic backgrounds and maturity levels of the students served; iii. Provide materials for staff members and students that will encourage growth in knowledge and that will develop literacy, cultural and aesthetic appreciation and ethical standards; iv. Provide materials that reflect the ideas and beliefs of religious, social, political, historical, and ethnic groups and their contribution to the American and world heritage and culture, thereby enabling students to develop intellectual integrity in forming judgments; v. Provide a written statement, approved by the local Board of Education, of the procedures for meeting the challenge of censorship of materials in school libraries; and vi. Provide qualified professional staff to serve teachers and students.
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