Material selection in general institutional libraries
Compiled text through Mar 31, 2022
Register checked through Jul 29, 2026
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Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Executive Department
- Text status
- Source receipt
- Compiled text through
- Mar 31, 2022
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
- Activity status
- No later Register activity identified in this check.
- Source snapshot
- Jun 6, 2026
(a)The acquisition and provision of library materials by each general institutional library shall be based on a systematic selection process designed to determine and meet the library service interests and needs of the inmate population, including those of non-English speaking inmates.
(b)Such selection process shall be conducted and coordinated by the facility librarian at each facility.
(c)Library materials for each facility shall be acquired on a continual and planned basis.
(d)The department shall provide for a review of all materials selected for acquisition and provided by the general institutional library to determine if such materials are a threat to the safety, security or good order of a facility.
(e)Such review shall be consistent with existing departmental policies and procedures governing the screening of incoming publications for inmate use.
(f)Materials that are determined to pose a threat to the safety, security or good order of a facility shall not be acquired or held for circulation by a facility.