N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 7679.4

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 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.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 7679.4

Renumbered from subtitle AA of chapter V New York State Register April 11, 2018/Volume XL, Issue 15, eff. 4/11/2018