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Massachusetts Policy Collection

Collection Development & Management

Beverly Public Library
Selection of Material and Maintenance of the Collection Policy
Boston Public Library
Chicopee Public Library

Fitchburg Public Library

Forbes Library, Northampton
Haverhill Public Library
Materials Selection Policy
Haverhill Public Library
Teen Services Collection Development Policy
Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield
Memorial Hall Library, Andover
Collection Development Manual
Sturgis Library, Barnstable

School Policies

Cambridge Public Schools
The Cambridge School (Weston): Collection Development Policy 2021-2022
Copley Library, Eaglebrook School (Deerfield)
Includes Collection Management, Materials Selection, and Reconsideration
Malden Public Schools: Public Complaints About the Curriculum or Instructional Materials
Policy section on challenges to curriculum materials. [From the MA Association of School Committees website]

Gift and Donations

Acton Memorial Library
Art and Artifact Policy
Athol Public Library
Art Gift Acceptance Policy
Flint Public Library, Middleton
Gift and Donation Policy
Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner
Gifts Policy
Pearle L. Crawford Memorial Library, Dudley
Gifts Policy
Rockport Public Library
Deed of Gift

Collection Development Policy Resources

American Library Association

Professional Collection

Crash Course in Collection Development by Wayne Disher
ISBN: 9781610698139
Publication Date: 2014-09-26