Materials Request for Reconsideration Form

Please download the attached form and return it to the library if you'd like to request the staff reconsider an item in our collection.

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The Board of Library Trustees and the Library Director have approved the use of this form in the event that any Middletown resident with an active Ocean State Libraries card has a concern about any material in Middletown Public Library’s collection. The person making the request must complete and submit this form. The Library Director will review the form and respond to the person making the request.

About the item for reconsideration:

Title:

Author:

Call number:

Publisher:

Publication Date:

Format: (please circle):

Request initiated by:

Name:

Phone:

Address:

Email address:

Preferred contact method? (circle one) Mail / Email / Phone

Are you filling out this form:

___ As an individual

___ On behalf of a group/organization called: _______________________________________


Signature:

Date: 

Please answer all questions on the next page before submitting this form.

 

Reasons for filing the request
(please be as specific as possible; you may attach additional pages if needed):
 

1. What brought this title to your attention?
   
   
   
   
    
2. What in the work do you object to? Please cite pages (or timestamps for audiovisual works). What do you believe might happen if someone reads, views, or listens to this work?
   
   
   
   
    
3. Did you review the entire work? If not, what parts did you review?
   
   
   
   
    
4. In your opinion, how does this work comply, or fail to comply, with the Middletown Public Library’s Collection Development Policy?
   
   
   
   
    
5. Please suggest other resources that could provide similar information on this topic to the community. What material of equal or better quality on this subject would you recommend?
   
   
   
   
    
6. Do you believe that other people should have the right to decide what materials and information are available for you and your family to access? If so, why? If not, why not? 

Please submit this completed form to a library staff member. All questions must be completed to enable us to reply promptly. You will be contacted by the Library Director regarding your request.

Approved by the Middletown Library Board of Trustees on Tuesday, September 17, 2024