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Cabarrus County Public Library Collection Development Policy I. Introduction The mission of the Cabarrus County Public Library is connecting Cabarrus County citizens with information and resources that educate, enrich, and empower. The purpose of this document is to outline Cabarrus County Public Library's policy regarding the development of the collection of materials. The Cabarrus County Public Library adheres to the following collection development principles: • Cabarrus County Public Library serves customers of all ages and cultural backgrounds and realizes that customers have diverse needs, interests, value systems and reading abilities. • Cabarrus County Public Library encourages parents to use the library with their children, and supports parents' rights and responsibilities to guide their children's reading and viewing of library materials. Library staff is available to assist parents and children to access and choose the most appropriate materials. The Cabarrus County Public Library does not make a determination of what children should read, view, or borrow from the library. The Library does not act in loco parentis, but provides materials that support parents and children's searches for diverse materials and ideas. • Materials are provided in varying formats that meet the educational, recreational and informational needs expressed by customers and that represent divergent and alternative views. Not all materials will be suitable for, nor of interest to, all segments of the community. What may be offensive to one person may be significant and of value to another. • Resource sharing is viewed as an additional means of providing customers access to a larger volume of materials and information. • Purchase suggestions from customers are encouraged, both in general and in the development of special collections. • Through a process of ongoing assessment and maintenance, collections are kept relevant in content and format and useful to customers. • The Cabarrus County Public Library endorses and defends the concepts of intellectual freedom as protected by the United States Constitution. The Library adheres to the Library Bill of Rights as outlined by the American Library Association and the ALA's Freedom to Read Statement. [Available online and by request from the library system.] Legal Responsibility The ultimate responsibility for selecting materials for the Library rests with the Library Director, who in turn delegates selection responsibilities to the Collection Development Librarian. Additional input is solicited from staff. Adopted by the Cabarrus County Public Library Board of Trustees 9-16-2010; rev 9-20-2011; rev 7-18-2013 Attachment number l\n F-9 Page 194