About Us

Mission Statement

The mission of the Peaster ISD school library is to be a commons area where students and staff can engage in reading, research, innovative thinking, problem solving, and collaboration.

Vision Statement

Our vision is to provide a welcoming space where students and staff can access printed and online materials. We strive to keep our collection current and provide many different resources to help students across the curriculum. We see our space as a commons area for each campus, providing a place where students can collaborate, problem solve, create, explore, and, of course, read. We always promote the necessity of reading, but we also encourage a love of reading. Our daily goal is to connect the right book to the right student in order that they experience the thrill of a story and develop a love for lifelong reading. 

Culture Statement

The library space and resources are here for the support of all students and staff. We strive to create a welcoming environment that is accessible for all. We continually work to build an unbiased, diverse collection that is relevant, useful, supports learning, and fosters a love of reading. The library is a safe space that encourages thinking, creativity, and collaboration and promotes the free and open exchange of information and ideas. 

 It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.                                                                                              -Aristostle 

Library Materials Reconsideration

Library materials for Peaster ISD are selected for each campus following TSLAC Mandatory Collection Standards and EFB Local school board policy. 

Peaster ISD Board Policy allows parents, staff, and community members to formally object to library materials currently available to students. Titles may be challenged if an individual believes the title does not meet the TSLAC mandatory collection standards or District policies related to library materials selection.

This policy is adopted to ensure the District protects the First Amendment rights of its students. In accordance with established Supreme Court decisions, a District cannot remove a library book that has been selected from the collection without first reviewing the title. The District’s policy is designed to ensure an appropriate review is conducted prior to any title being removed from the collection so the requirements of the First Amendment are satisfied. However, the policy is also designed to ensure that materials that do not meet the TSLAC mandatory collection standards are removed upon completion of review.

Following Board policy, the District or campus will strive to resolve any objections informally. They will explain the selection process and discuss the intended purpose for the library material. The library staff member or administrator will offer a concerned parent or guardian an alternative library material to be used by the child in place of the material. Concerned parents can restrict their child’s access to that material through the Destiny Library Parent Access Portal.

If the concern cannot be resolved informally, the parent or guardian, staff, or community member may submit a formal request using the Library Materials Challenge Form.

Under Texas Education Code (TEC) §33.027, a parent, district employee, or person residing in a school district may submit a written challenge to any library material in a school’s library catalog. To submit a written challenge, an eligible individual must complete and submit the Library Materials Challenge Form. In accordance with TEC §33.027, an individual completing the form must identify how the challenged library material violates library standards adopted by the Texas State Library and Archive Commission (TSLAC).

 

Library Materials Challenge Form