From the great number of new books and other materials produced each year, the Mission Viejo Library has the responsibility of selecting, within budget limits, those items which meet the goal of library service to a public with complex and diverse needs. Materials are considered for selection by librarians.
Selectors rely on their own experienced judgment and on authoritative published reviews.
Decisions as to which materials to select are based on knowledge of community needs and preferences, and are reinforced by input from library staff and users. The Library has a positive approach to selection that affirms the public's right to choose and use materials with the freedom essential to a democracy. The Library strives to make available sound factual data, as well as honest expressions of opinion, on topics of interest and importance to the public. The Library provides materials presenting various points of view on the concerns of our times. No library materials will be proscribed or removed from the Library for reasons of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.