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Displaying 11 - 20 of 372| Topic | Question | Submission Date | Tag(s) |
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| Publishing a library's budget | Could you please provide the effective date of 8 CRR-NY 90.2? |
Public Libraries, Association Libraries, OML, Minimum standards | |
| Use of library website and staff time for fundraising | I am reaching out to request a legal opinion regarding the roles and responsibilities of library staff in supporting board fundraising efforts, |
Fundraising, Donations, Board of Trustees, Association Libraries | |
| Responding to post-employment information requests | A former employee who was fired for cause was denied unemployment benefits from DOL and has appealed the decision. |
Ask HR, Unemployment, Policy | |
| Changing salaried employees to hourly & exempt “professional” employees | Our association library is considering changing some librarian positions from salaried “professional” to hourly. Is that legal? |
FSLA, Job descriptions, NY Labor Law, Labor, Salaries and Wages | |
| Archival donation acceptance policies in 2024 | We have an archive in our Library. |
Digitization and Copyright, Donations, Policy | |
| Hiring Interviews and Accommodations | If a prospective employer specifically asks about a candidate’s physical capacity to do a job and they say they can do all of the tasks require |
ADA, Disability, Civil Rights, Public Libraries, Association Libraries, Employee Matters | |
| Compensation Strategy for Public Libraries | I read the response to the question of whether certain types of libraries must abide by the minimum wage in New York ( |
Salaries and Wages, Policy, Templates, Public Libraries, Board of Trustees, PTO, Vacation, and Leave | |
| Issuing Refunds to Tax Levies | We are an association library that receives about 75% of our operating budget from a tax levy approved by school district voters via a [New Yor |
Taxes, Association Libraries, School Districts | |
| Friends Donations Collected Through Library Programs | A community member hosts a “free with donation” yoga class at our library, and attendees are encouraged to make a donation each class. |
Donations, Friends of the Library, Liability, IRS, Taxes | |
| Reconsideration Policy for Book Challenges | We were recently reviewing our reconsideration procedure and form. One of my trustees has completed a training on book bans and challenges. |
Policy, Book challenges, Intellectual Freedom, Templates |