Butte School District

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

2309

Library Materials

School library and classroom library books are provided primarily for use by District students and staff. Library books may be checked out by either students or staff. Individuals who check out books are responsible for the care and timely return of those materials. The building principal may assess fines for damaged or unreturned books.

District residents or parents/guardians of non-resident students attending the District may be allowed use of library books at the discretion of the building principal. However, such access shall not interfere with regular school use of those books. Use of the library books outside of the District is prohibited except for inter-library loan agreements with other libraries.

Any individual may challenge the selection of materials for the library/media center. The Uniform Grievance Procedure shall be utilized to determine if the challenged material is properly located in the library.

Cross Reference:

2314    Learning Materials Review
1700    Uniform Grievance Procedure

Legal Reference:

§ 20-4-402(5), MCA Duties of district superintendent or county high school principal
§ 20-7-203, MCA Trustees’ policies for school library
§ 20-7-204, MCA School library book selection

Policy History:
Adopted on: 10/18/04
Revised on: 2/18/2025