FOIL: Catalog of Holdings and Library Censorship/Complaint Records (Island Trees Central School District)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

-Catalog of Holdings for all School Libraries for the year ending 2012
-Catalog of Holdings for all School Libraries for the year ending 2019
-Catalog of Holdings for all School Libraries as of the date this request is fulfilled (2022)
-Copies of all Library material censorship and complaint records, including evaluations by staff, patrons' complaints and record of final decisions, from 1/1/2019 thru the date this request is fulfilled.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Jackson Parker

I hereby appeal the denial of access regarding my request, which was rejected on April 1, 2022 and made on March 28, 2022 and sent to:
Susan Hlavenka, Records Access Officer
74 Farmedge Road
Levittown, NY 11756

The records that were denied include:

1. Catalog of Holdings for all School Libraries for the year ending 2012
2. Catalog of Holdings for all School Libraries for the year ending 2019
3. Catalog of Holdings for all School Libraries as of the date this request is fulfilled (2022)
4. Copies of all Library material censorship and complaint records, including evaluations by staff, patrons' complaints and record of final decisions, from 1/1/2019 thru the date this request is fulfilled.

As required by the Freedom of Information Law, the head or governing body of an agency, or whomever is designated to determine appeals, is required to respond within 10 business days of the receipt of an appeal. If the records are denied on appeal,   please explain the reasons for the denial fully in writing as required by law.
In addition, please be advised that the Freedom of Information Law directs that all appeals and the determinations that follow be sent to the Committee on Open Government, Department of State, 41 State Street, Albany, New York 12231.

While this is under appeal, to let you know the information you provided is not responsive. We attempted to use the link you provided to access the system. There was no export capability.

We reached out to the software provider and they provided the following response.

Hello Jackson,

Thank you for contacting Follett Technical Support.

We apologize, in order to assist with your question below regarding reporting on titles in this district's Destiny catalog, you will need to reach out to the district and have whomever manages their Destiny support contract with Follett reach out to our team to add you as an authorized support contact on their account.

If you have any further questions regarding this issue, please reference Case# 01535862 when contacting us. We can be reached at techsupport@follett.com or 888-511-5114 - option 2. Our office hours are Monday through Friday 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. CST.

Regards,

Lori
Follett School Solutions | Technical Support

Empower Educators. Inspire Learning.™
Tel: 888-511-5114 opt. 2
International: 708-884-5200
Follett School Solutions
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Email: US: techsupport@follett.com
International: internationalsupport@follett.com

That said - we continue to appeal the denial of access regarding my request, which was rejected on April 1, 2022 and made on March 28, 2022 and sent to:
Susan Hlavenka, Records Access Officer
74 Farmedge Road
Levittown, NY 11756

The records that were denied include:

1. Catalog of Holdings for all School Libraries for the year ending 2012
2. Catalog of Holdings for all School Libraries for the year ending 2019
3. Catalog of Holdings for all School Libraries as of the date this request is fulfilled (2022)
4. Copies of all Library material censorship and complaint records, including evaluations by staff, patrons' complaints and record of final decisions, from 1/1/2019 thru the date this request is fulfilled.

As required by the Freedom of Information Law, the head or governing body of an agency, or whomever is designated to determine appeals, is required to respond within 10 business days of the receipt of an appeal. If the records are denied on appeal, please explain the reasons for the denial fully in writing as required by law.
In addition, please be advised that the Freedom of Information Law directs that all appeals and the determinations that follow be sent to the Committee on Open Government, Department of State, 41 State Street, Albany, New York 12231.