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Organizational Name Change

[NOTE: Since they authorized a public reply, we're keeping the name of the member organization submitting the question in this RAQ. 

Historical societies and museums, Trademarks and Branding
Historic Map with Private Properties

As part of a town bicentennial celebration, the committee wants to create a map of historic properties.

Historical societies and museums, Privacy, Safety, Templates
Retention Period for Employee Records

How long should the library retain employee records, payroll records, sales and purchase records, mortgage and loan documents, and other record

Accessibility, Archives, Employee Rights, LGS-1, Policy, Record Retention, Templates
Liability Waivers for Library Fitness Programs

My hometown library has implemented a fitness waiver for their movement and exercise activity programs.

Liability, Library Programming and Events, Municipal Libraries, Public Libraries, Safety
Interlibrary Loan Electronic Transmission Privacy

For an Interlibrary Loan Electronic Transmission (whether printed out and included with the item(s) or sent via electronic means) in a K-12 set

CPLR 4509, Ed Law 2-d, FERPA, Loaning programs, Privacy, School Libraries
Opt out of CCB for libraries

The CASE Act has a provision for libraries to preemptively opt out of CCB proceedings.

Academic Libraries, CASE Act, Copyright
Association Libraries and Sales Tax on Faxes

I found some information that may indicate that association libraries which charge patrons for faxes should collect sales t

501c3, Association Libraries, Taxes, Library Services
Federal Tax Exemptions for Special District Libraries

I work at a special district public library, and we are not currently a 501(c)(3).

501c3, IRS, Taxes
Liability Insurance for Notary Services

Should libraries that have Notaries Public on staff have notary liability insurance for those library staff?

Liability, Public Libraries
Dos and Don'ts Of Addressing School Library Censorship

NOTE: On 5/13/22, Erie 1 BOCES hosted a program[1] regarding school library materials manageme

Book challenges, Censorship, First Amendment, Intellectual Freedom, Policy, School Board, School Districts, School Libraries, School Policy