Library Complaint and Censorship Records (Cambridge Friends School Library)

Hi,

We are a grade Pre-K through 8 school, and we have had no
written or electronic challenges or complaints from adults or children
about our materials from January 1, 2010 to the present.

Sasha
Lauterbach

Sasha Lauterbach
Cambridge Friends School Library
5 Cadbury
Road
Cambridge, MA 02140

617.354.3880 ext.
139

s.lauterbach@cfsmass.org

On 2013-04-04 05:03,
requests@muckrock.com wrote:

> April 4, 2013
> Cambridge
Friends School Library
> Cambridge Friends School Library
> 5 Cadbury
Road
> Cambridge, MA 02140-3523
>
> This is a follow up to a previous
request:
>
> To Whom It May Concern:
>
> I wanted to follow up on the
following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally
submitted on March 19, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to
receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
>
> Thank
you for your help.
>
> ---
>
> On March 19, 2013:
>
> To Whom It May
Concern:
>
> This is a request under the Massachusetts Public Records
Law (M. G. L. Chapter 66, Section 10) for a copy of the following
records:
>
> Copies of written and electronic complaints and challenges
for removal, reclassification, or other reconsideration of publications
including books, magazines, movies, websites (e.g. filtered from library
computers), or other media from January 1, 2010, to present, as well as
records, petitions, and correspondence related to these challenges.
>
>
We seek such records as, for example, are classified by the
Massachusetts' Supervisor of Public Records Municipal Records Retention
Manual under Section 17.004: Complaint and Censorship Records, though we
do not limit our request to those so classified.
>
> According to 950
CMR 32.06(5), every custodian of records is encouraged to waive fees
where disclosure would benefit the public interest, as we believe these
will. This request is part of a research project by the Center for Civic
Media to better understand how and why library materials are challenged
in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. We are committed to open access
and plan to make our findings broadly available to the public. If fees
cannot be waived please inform me in advance.
>
> We ask that, if
possible, you please respond via email with text documents or clear,
high-quality scanned PDFs. If you cannot reply electronically, please
mail us the best quality copies you reasonably can. Your efforts helps
us ensure broad accessibility and equity.
>
> The statute requires
your response to this request within 10 business days. Thank you in
advance for your cooperation in helping us better understand this
important aspect of the work that you do. Please feel free to email me
directly if you have any further questions.
>
> Best,
>
> - Chris
Peterson
> Research Assistant
> Center for Civic Media
> Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
>
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>
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>
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