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Vaccine priorities for staff

The governor announced that the vaccine rollout to public employees would be through our unions and health groups, but also said that WE need t

COVID-19, Emergency Response, Health Management, Public Health, Public Libraries, COVID-19 Vaccine, HIPAA, PTO, Vacation, and Leave
Producer permission for streaming services

I know we can't use Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime on a normal basis to show movies in our classrooms because when we sign up for their service

Copyright, Fair Use, Streaming
Parent access to student Google accounts

As we transformed to fully/largely remote learning and pulled all student work and interactions onto Google platforms, a question has arisen ab

COVID-19, Privacy, School Libraries, Google, Students
Library board authority over staff

The library is seeking information about a law stating that the library board has sole authority over public library staff benefits.

Board of Trustees, Employee Rights, Sick Leave, Benefits
Stock investments

[An association library asks...]

Association Libraries, COVID-19, Investments/Stocks, Non-profits, Endowments
Music licensing and on-demand viewing

Is it a violation of Copyright Law to publicly share a video recording of a DJ playing music from his music library for a public library archiv

Copyright, COVID-19, Fair Use, Licensing, Music, Streaming
Staff COVID vaccinations

Can a public library compel staff members to get vaccinations for COVID-19, when they are available?

COVID-19, Health Management, Management, Policy, Public Libraries, ADA, Safety, COVID-19 Vaccine
Open Meetings Law and COVID

A member of my board of trustees would like for us to meet in person. There would be 9 people in the room.

Board of Trustees, COVID-19, Emergency Response, Executive Order, Open Meetings Law
Heavy smells in public library policy

I am an adjunct instructor in a library science program.

Policy, Public Libraries
Transcribing records under Open Meetings Law

Under the executive order, the modifications to Open Meetings Law meant we (I'm asking for several libraries in our system) reco

Board of Trustees, COVID-19, Emergency Response, Executive Order, Open Meetings Law, Record Retention, Streaming