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Displaying 151 - 160 of 372| Topic | Question | Submission Date | Tag(s) |
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| New Hires and Vaccination | Can we require new hires at the library to be vaccinated, and if so, how should we word this on the job application, and how are we allowed to ask |
ADA, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, Employment | |
| Transfer of Funds in School District Public Libraries | What law, regulation, or regulatory authority governs the budget transfer policy at a school district public library? Is there any case law o |
Budget, Public Libraries, Audits, School Districts | |
| Do Book Covers Fall Under Fair Use? | We are trying to determine if sharing only book covers as part of video book talks published online is Fair Use. |
Fair Use, Book Covers, Cocaine, Disco, LMS Contracts | |
| Minor Employees and Obscenity in the Library | I appreciate your thorough treatment of the topic of pornography in libraries, especially couching it in the larger context of objectionable conten |
First Amendment, Management, Policy, Obscenity | |
| NY Hero Act and libraries | How does the NY HERO Act https://dol.ny.gov/ny-hero-act apply to the differe |
Association Libraries, COVID-19, Emergency Response, Public Libraries, HERO Act, NY Labor Law | |
| Filling Out Forms for Patrons | We had a patron come in this past week who said that he couldn't see well and also couldn't type or use a mouse, but he needed to certify Unemploym |
Accessibility, ADA, Privacy, Accomodations, Patron Confidentiality, Service Desk Issues, Disability | |
| Open Meetings Law and Social Distancing Requirements | Now that Open Meetings Law modifications have been lifted, are we still required to maintain physical distancing for board meetings? |
Board of Trustees, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, Emergency Response, Open Meetings Law, Safety Plan | |
| Open Meetings Law and end of NYS' Emergency Status | First question: With the expiration of the Executive Orders on June 24th, 2021, including the Order modifying the requirements of the Open Meetings |
Board of Trustees, COVID-19, Emergency Response, Executive Order, Open Meetings Law | |
| Conflict of interest from legal proceedings | I serve on the board of an association library. |
Association Libraries, Board of Trustees, Ethics, Policy | |
| Parking Lot Safety and Signage | Kids have been playing in our parking lot and my board is concerned that they will hurt themselves and we will be liable. |
Property, Public Libraries, Safety, Signage |