At their June 12, 2023 meeting, the Hopkinton Board of Library Trustees voted to make the HPL a Book Sanctuary. Following the ALA Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights on Diverse Collections, the Board of Trustees affirm that books and other library resources should be provided for the recreation, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of content or because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation.
Because access to certain titles is threatened, as a Book Sanctuary, the HPL provides protected access to those challenged titles. When discourse about the content or origins is heightened, the HPL acts to facilitate civil discourse, as the center of the community and in our role to foster and provide space for the open exchange of ideas.