Library Complaint and Censorship Records (Dover-Sherborn Middle School Andrews Library)

Dear Mr. Peterson:

As I read the law below I note that you must deliver the request in hand,
or via first class mail. Upon receipt of either of these I will furnish
the information to you within the specified time detailed in the law.

Sincerely,

Olive Woodward
Librarian
Dover-Sherborn Middle School
155 Farm Street
Dover, MA 02030

http://www.doversherborn.org/library
(508) 785-0635 x7117

"We are not retreating -- we are advancing in another direction."
-- Douglas MacArthur

Section 10. (a) Every person having custody of any public record, as
defined in clause Twenty-sixth of section seven of chapter four, shall, at
reasonable times and without unreasonable delay, permit it, or any
segregable portion of a record which is an independent public record, to
be inspected and examined by any person, under his supervision, and shall
furnish one copy thereof upon payment of a reasonable fee. Every person
for whom a search of public records is made shall, at the direction of the
person having custody of such records, pay the actual expense of such
search. The following fees shall apply to any public record in the custody
of the state police, the Massachusetts bay transportation authority police
or any municipal police department or fire department: for preparing and
mailing a motor vehicle accident report, five dollars for not more than
six pages and fifty cents for each additional page; for preparing and
mailing a fire insurance report, five dollars for not more than six pages
plus fifty cents for each additional page; for preparing and mailing
crime, incident or miscellaneous reports, one dollar per page; for
furnishing any public record, in hand, to a person requesting such
records, fifty cents per page. A page shall be defined as one side of an
eight and one-half inch by eleven inch sheet of paper.

(b) A custodian of a public record shall, within ten days following
receipt of a request for inspection or copy of a public record, comply
with such request. Such request may be delivered in hand to the office of
the custodian or mailed via first class mail.

requests@muckrock.com writes:

Dear Mr. Peterson:

We have had no challenges or complaints, written or otherwise, for
removal, reclassification, or other reconsideration of publications in any
format, including books, magazines, websites, movies or other media, in
this library since January 1, 2010.

Olive Woodward
Librarian
Dover-Sherborn Middle School
155 Farm Street
Dover, MA 02030

http://www.doversherborn.org/library
(508) 785-0635 x7117

"We are not retreating -- we are advancing in another direction."
-- Douglas MacArthur
>

requests@muckrock.com writes:
>
>April 25, 2013
>Dover-Sherborn Middle School Andrews Library
>Dover-Sherborn Middle School Andrews Library
>155 Farm Street
>Dover, MA 02030-1736
>
>This is a follow up to a previous request:
>
>
>
>Hi Olive -
>
>Your understanding is inaccurate. *May* is not *must.* Several hundred
>schools have responded via email through MuckRock already.
>
>Best,
>
>- Chris
>
>---
>
>On April 22, 2013:
>
>Dear Mr. Peterson:
>
>As I read the law below I note that you must deliver the request in hand,
>or via first class mail. Upon receipt of either of these I will furnish
>the information to you within the specified time detailed in the law.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Olive Woodward
>Librarian
>Dover-Sherborn Middle School
>155 Farm Street
>Dover, MA 02030
>
>http://www.doversherborn.org/library
>(508) 785-0635 x7117
>
>"We are not retreating -- we are advancing in another direction."
>-- Douglas MacArthur
>
>
>Section 10. (a) Every person having custody of any public record, as
>defined in clause Twenty-sixth of section seven of chapter four, shall, at
>reasonable times and without unreasonable delay, permit it, or any
>segregable portion of a record which is an independent public record, to
>be inspected and examined by any person, under his supervision, and shall
>furnish one copy thereof upon payment of a reasonable fee. Every person
>for whom a search of public records is made shall, at the direction of the
>person having custody of such records, pay the actual expense of such
>search. The following fees shall apply to any public record in the custody
>of the state police, the Massachusetts bay transportation authority police
>or any municipal police department or fire department: for preparing and
>mailing a motor vehicle accident report, five dollars for not more than
>six pages and fifty cents for each additional page; for preparing and
>mailing a fire insurance report, five dollars for not more than six pages
>plus fifty cents for each additional page; for preparing and mailing
>crime, incident or miscellaneous reports, one dollar per page; for
>furnishing any public record, in hand, to a person requesting such
>records, fifty cents per page. A page shall be defined as one side of an
>eight and one-half inch by eleven inch sheet of paper.
>
>(b) A custodian of a public record shall, within ten days following
>receipt of a request for inspection or copy of a public record, comply
>with such request. Such request may be delivered in hand to the office of
>the custodian or mailed via first class mail.
>
>
>
>requests@muckrock.com writes:
>
>---
>
>On April 21, 2013:
>
>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 April 20, 2013:
>
>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 April 19, 2013:
>
>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 April 4, 2013:
>
>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
>
>Filed via MuckRock.com
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>
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>MuckRock News
>DEPT MR 4498
>PO Box 55819
>Boston, MA 02205-5819
>
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>(i.e., with the requester's name rather than MuckRock News) requests
>might be returned by the USPS as undeliverable.
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