TO: Chair and Members of the Orange Public Library Board of Trustees
THRU: Leslie Hardy, Community and Library Services Director
FROM: Amy Harpster, Assistant Library Director
1. Subject
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Adoption of Proposed Collection Development Policy
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2. Summary
Submitted for your consideration and adoption is the proposed Collection Development Policy, which includes new language to meet the requirements of the California Freedom to Read Act. The California Freedom to Read Act (AB 1825) requires every public library that receives state funding to establish, adopt, and maintain a written and publicly accessible collection development policy by January 1, 2026, as specified in the bill.
3. Recommended Action
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Adopt Policy as presented.
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4. ATTACHMENTS
• Proposed Collection Development dated October 20, 2025