[In 2019, we got some questions about Swank movie licenses, streaming services, and schools, and posted the answer here: /raq/showing-movies-school. It’s now 2025, and with new content in the Swank licenses, we got this follow-up question from a librarian working with a school district…]

Our trustee petitions to run for board seats are due 30 days before our election. That date happens to fall on a Sunday. What is the best practice for dates that fall on a Sunday? What is the best practice for dates that fall on a Saturday? Our petitions are due at the school, the school is closed on Saturday and Sunday.

What if the petitions were due at the library, and we were open?

I saw a leashed dog in the library and saw no obvious identifiers that it was a service animal. I approached the patron and told him that pets were not allowed in the library. He told me that if I looked down, I could see it was a service animal. In fact, I could not. He then turned the animal around and pointed at the collar, which had "service animal" embroidered in it. Upon turning around to face me, the dog licked both of my hands. The owner ignored this behavior and went back to looking for books.

I wanted to host a fanfiction writing contest for my teen department, as we have a lot of teens who enjoy writing fanfiction about their favorite characters and fandom. However, I know fanfiction is always a little tricky.

The idea was to set rules and guidelines, such as:

“Respect for Source Material: If using established characters or settings, submissions should honor the original creator’s vision, themes, and tone.