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are weeded according to the same criteria used for purchases, and are not retained indefinitely. [See section III. D. 6. below.] Memorial gift books, or items purchased with memorial funds, may be plated with a library bookplate if the donor wishes. Books donated as memorials are identified with an appropriate plate with the donor's approval. The form for memorial gifts is available at any library branch. 4. Requests Patron requests are honored as they meet the selection criteria outlined in the Collection Development Policy. Requests are submitted online or via paper form [see Appendix A.] Requests that are not purchased by the Library may be available via Inter -Library Loan (ILL). 5. Materials Not Purchased The Library does not buy textbooks used by the local schools, colleges or universities; videocassettes, records, and music cassette tapes; Hooked -On - Phonics; or video games in any format. Other formats may be discontinued or withdrawn as demand wanes, or other determining factors are identified. 6. Weeding Any material withdrawn from the collection remains the property of Cabarrus County, but may be sold at book sales in the library or disposed of at the discretion of the County. See Appendix C: Caborrus County Public Library's Weeding Guidelines for information on how weeding decisions are made. 8. Reconsideration of Library Materials Should a member of the community question the place of a book or other material in the collection, he or she may submit a "Request for Reconsideration of Library Materials" form to the Library Director. [See Appendix B.] This form is available in all Library locations. After completing this form the following procedure will be used: 1. The Library Director will answer the request in writing within fourteen working days. 2. Patron accepts written statement from the Library Director or patron rejects statement and requests in writing a hearing from the Library Board of Trustees. 3. The Library Director forwards request to the Library Board Chairman. At the Chairman's discretion, an emergency meeting can be called according to the rules stated in the By -Laws or the hearing can be scheduled at the next Board meeting. The Board Chairman conveys the time, place, and nature of the hearing in writing to the person issuing the request for reconsideration and to the Library Director. Adopted by the Cabarrus County Public Library Board of Trustees 9-16-2010; rev 9-20-2011; rev 7-18-2013 Attachmeli number l\n F-9 Page 201