Media Selection Policy:
The primary objective of the Roland Park Country School libraries is to support and enrich the curriculum of RPCS, while continuing to develop a love of reading and intellectual curiosity in our students. To accomplish this objective, it is the responsibility of the libraries:
- To provide materials that will enrich and support the curriculum, taking into account the various abilities, interests and maturity levels of the student
- To provide diverse information and materials
- To provide materials that will encourage development of factual knowledge, appreciation of literature, and moral and ethnic standards
- To provide information which will enable students to make intelligent judgements in their everyday lives and that increase a student’s understanding of her own emotional or personal growth
- To provide materials which present opposing sides of controversial issues in order that students may learn to recognize different points of view
- To provide materials which will encourage pleasure reading and growth
Books and other materials are selected in various ways which include: book reviews, book selection lists, bibliographies, and student, faculty or parent suggestions. The collection is examined and weeded on a routine basis for currency and relevance. Books found to be valuable that are lost or worn out are replaced when possible. In general, text books or large numbers of the same title are not purchased. The final responsibility for the selection of materials lies with the Director of Libraries.
