Reviews feel inconsistent across campuses and committees
Library Lens
Keep school library materials reviews fair and consistent
Library Lens helps districts manage book challenges fairly by capturing every request, guiding review teams, and documenting each decision so campuses stay informed and communities trust the process.
- Standard steps and required fields keep reviews consistent.
- See status, rationale, and outcomes for each title in one clear view.
- Share logs and summaries with leaders and campuses in a few clicks.
<7 Days
Request to Decision
99%
On-Time Campus Notices
100%
Decision Traceability
Challenges We Solve & How We Do It
Book review and materials reconsideration require fairness, clarity, and complete records. Library Lens standardizes every step for consistent decisions and confident communication.
Common Challenges
Rationale and evidence are hard to find when questions come back
Decisions take too long due to emails and back and forth
Stakeholders lack visibility into request status and outcomes
Communication and documentation aren’t audit-ready
Our Solutions
Standardized steps make every review and challenge consistent
Time-stamped notes keep evidence and rationale easy to locate
Auto alerts keep review committees synced and on time
Dashboards show title status and outcomes across campuses
One-click exports ensure full audit readiness when questions arise
Key Features That Make Reviews Fair and Traceable
From intake to outcome, Library Lens standardizes book challenges and materials reconsideration decisions and keeps every action visible, documented, and easy to share.
Standardized Review Workflow
Each title follows the same steps with required fields and criteria tied to your policy and guidance so reviews feel fair and predictable across campuses.
Submission Intake & Triage
Collect requests with structured forms and auto route them to the right reviewers. Identify challenger roles to maintain clear ownership.
Committee Collaboration & Notes
Give reconsideration committees a shared workspace for comments, evidence, and meeting outcomes. Time stamped notes keep each decision clear and review ready.
Decision Tracking
Select outcomes with documented rationale and next actions. Apply decisions at one campus or district-wide with a single update.
Notifications & Campus Updates
Automatic alerts keep stakeholders in sync at each step. No email chasing, everyone knows status and what happens next.
Documents, Exports & Records
Attach policies, excerpts, and evidence; export summaries in one click. Create leadership-ready reports or respond to records requests quickly.
How Library Lens Streamlines Your Process
From submission to final outcome, Library Lens keeps your book challenge and materials reconsideration workflow fair, visible, and fully documented without adding extra steps for staff.
Collect and Route Requests Instantly
Staff or community members submit titles through a structured form. Automatic routing sends each request to the correct reviewers based on campus, level, or category.
Keep Every Discussion Organized
Reviewers add notes, rationale, and attachments in one dashboard. Required fields and decision options such as remain, relocate, or remove keep the process consistent.
Share Results and Close the Loop
Send automated notifications to campuses and families, while Library Lens archives every action, comment, and outcome for transparency and audits.
Built for Every Member of Your Library Team
Clear roles, transparent reviews, and records you can trust across campuses and the district.
Superintendent
Evaluate request volume, decision rates, and district-wide consistency with risk and trend highlights.
District Curriculum & Instruction
Apply standards uniformly through shared dashboards and filters, then roll outcomes out across campuses with confidence.
Librarian / Media Specialist
Handle requests and outcomes in one place with structured intake and triage while decision rationale stays visible.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the questions districts ask most about Library Lens.
Spreadsheets track data. Library Lens manages a book challenge and materials reconsideration process. It routes requests, records rationale, and logs outcomes automatically, giving you audit ready transparency and district wide consistency.
Library Lens is launch-ready. Once district parameters and reviewer roles are set, your team can begin accepting submissions within a day.
Yes. iSwiit integrates securely with major SIS and document storage tools to prevent double entry and maintain unified records.
Each review follows a standardized workflow with required fields, criteria, and time-stamped rationale, ensuring every title is reviewed under the same conditions.
Yes. Districts can configure review steps, categories, and decision options to reflect their local policy without additional development.
Ready to Bring Clarity to Book Reviews?
See how Library Lens standardizes every step, documents decisions, and keeps campuses informed so your district stays fair, fast, and audit-ready.
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