Catalog matching
We organize title, author, call-number, and available metadata for the selected location.
Children's & Teen Collection Audits
Know what is in the collection before a child finds it.
Citizens for Decency helps parents, schools, churches, and community leaders evaluate children's, juvenile, teen, and young-adult library collections with organized, title-level research.
✓ School libraries
✓ Public libraries
✓ Clear, usable findings
Evidence-led. Title-level research, not general impressions.
Parent-focused. Findings organized for practical decisions.
Location-specific. Each audit reflects one library's collection.
A clearer view of the shelves
A collection can contain thousands of titles. You should not have to review them alone.
Catalog records are scattered, age labels can be broad, and book jackets rarely tell parents what a title actually contains. Our audit creates an organized starting point for responsible review.
We identify titles warranting closer examination and return the findings in a format parents, boards, administrators, and community groups can use.
What your audit includes
Research built for action, not another stack of raw catalog data.
Children & teen focus
Choose children's, juvenile, middle-grade, teen/YA collections, or a combined scope.
Priority screening
Potentially concerning titles are separated into a practical review queue.
Rating & report links
When available, findings connect to BookLens and other established review resources.
Collection workbook
Receive a structured spreadsheet that can be filtered, shared, and expanded.
Next-step guidance
Use the results to support parent review, board discussion, policy work, or reconsideration.
Designed for local accountability
Choose the collection that matters in your community.
The registration form captures the exact library, collection type, and catalog details needed to begin. School registrations also include the school district name.
School libraries
Elementary, middle, high-school, district, private-school, and charter collections.
Public libraries
Children's, juvenile, teen, and YA collections at a branch or independent library.
A straightforward process
From registration to a usable collection audit.
- 1
Register the location
Tell us who to contact, which library to review, and which collection to prioritize.
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Pay for each location
$79 per location when we can reach the catalog through Destiny / Follett, or $129 when open records requests are necessary. Complete payment using the same secure PayPal card used by BookLens.
- 3
We research the collection
Our team gathers, organizes, matches, and screens the available catalog information.
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Receive your audit workbook
We deliver the location-specific findings to the contact listed in the registration.
Simple, location-based pricing
Starting at $79 for each library location.
The rate depends on how the catalog can be obtained. When we can reach a library's collection through its Destiny / Follett software, the audit is $79 per location. When open records requests are necessary to obtain the catalog, the audit is $129 per location.
Register each location so the findings remain clearly separated. Then use the secure PayPal card to pay the total shown here.
Your total$79
Based on $79 per location. If we find that open records requests are necessary after reviewing your registration, we confirm the $129 rate with you before any payment is due.
PayPal
Complete secure payment
Use the BookLens PayPal card below. Enter $79 as your payment total.
Secure payment is processed by PayPal. Citizens for Decency does not receive your card details.Questions before you begin?
Collection audit frequently asked questions.
Is the price really $79?+
Yes, for most libraries. Audits start at $79 for each individual school or public-library location when we can reach the collection through the library's Destiny / Follett software. If open records requests are necessary to obtain the catalog, the price is $129 per location because of the additional time the request process takes.
How do I know which price applies to my library?+
You do not have to work this out yourself. Register the location and tell us anything you know about catalog access in the notes field. We check whether the collection is reachable through Destiny / Follett and confirm the applicable rate with you before any payment is due.
What collection can I request?+
You may request children's, juvenile, middle-grade, teen/YA, or a combined children-and-teen scope.
What if my school district has several schools?+
Register and pay for each school library separately. The form asks for the district name whenever a school library is selected.
Does the audit remove books?+
No. The audit supplies research and an organized review queue. Local parents, officials, boards, and library leaders decide what action is appropriate under their policies and law.
How will I receive the results?+
The completed workbook and any supporting notes are sent to the primary contact listed in the registration.
Protect childhood with better information