N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 7679.4 - Material selection in general institutional libraries
(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.
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