The process used to select these materials complies with the Denton ISD Board Policy for Instructional Resources - Library Media Programs: EFB( Legal) as well as Denton ISD Policies for Library Materials: EFB (Local).

In compliance with state law, Denton ISD provides a public list of all library materials that have been donated to or that are proposed to be procured by a school library, accessible for review by the public for 30 days before final board approval. All comments received within the 30-day comment period will be reviewed and considered by the SLAC before going to the board for approval.

2025-26 School Year Procured Library Material Lists

• Library Materials for Board Meeting: October 28th, 2025 [posted 9/26]
• Library Materials for Board Meeting: December 9th, 2025 [posted 11/7]
• Library Materials for Board Meeting: March 24th, 2026 [posted 2/24]
• Library Materials for Board Meeting: June 8th, 2026 [posted 5/8]

Students younger than 18 years of age that wish to check out titles in their campus library's restricted access section must first obtain parent/guardian permission. Acceptable forms of permission include a signed copy of the Permission to Check Out Restricted Materials or an email from the parent/guardian's email address used during student registration. Please note that students are not able to check out any restricted access materials until permission has been granted by their parent/guardian.

Libraries in Denton ISD are a big part of the school community. Reading sparks curiosity, builds vocabulary, and is foundational to lifelong learning. Our libraries provide thousands of books to engage and inspire our community of learners. Parents of students 17 and under can personalize their child’s experience in the library by deselecting materials that don’t align with the preferences of your family. Together, we can grow a love of reading in each child.

Personalize Library Materials

A process exists to provide district parents, staff members, or students with an opportunity to request reconsideration of resources available within the district believed to be inappropriate for student access. Detailed information about this process may be found within the Board Policy. If a parent, staff member, or student wishes to request reconsideration of an instructional resource available to students, they must submit a Formal Reconsideration Request.

Please note the district's guiding principles for this process.

The following principles shall guide the review of a challenge of library material:

1. An individual may challenge library material used in the District's library program, despite the fact that the professional staff, SLAC, and the Board followed the proper procedure and adhered to the objectives and criteria for recommending and procuring library materials set out in this policy.
2. Access to challenged material shall be restricted during the challenge process.

In addition to compliance with state law and this policy, a criterion for the final decision on challenged library materials is the material's appropriateness for its intended use. No challenged library material shall be removed solely because of the ideas expressed in the library material, the personal background of the library material's author, or the personal background of the characters in the material.

As a parent, you are able to influence what your child reads, listens to, or views while at school. The options below show what you may do when you have a question about how best to help your child make decisions about their reading.

1. Set Up a Meeting: You may request to meet with your child's teachers, principal, or librarian to look at your options.
2. Request Resources: You may reach out to your child's teacher(s) and request they share resources that have been, or will be, assigned in class and may request an alternative assignment for your child.
3. Deselect titles for your child: You may access the library catalog and deselect titles you do not want them to have access to for checkout. 
4. Pursue Reconsideration: If you believe a resource is inappropriate, not only for your child but for all children in the district or in a particular grade range, you may pursue a formal reconsideration.