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Displaying 21 - 30 of 372| Topic | Question | Submission Date | Tag(s) |
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| Evaluating Public Library Collections in NYS | My school district public library system just reviewed a new (April 25th, 2024) NY Education Department Decision by the Commissioner, addressin |
Policy, Collection Management, School Libraries, Book challenges | |
| Labor Law Section 191 (Frequency of payments) and Libraries | You have asked if a special legislative district library and other types of public libraries must follow New York State Labor Law Section 191 ( |
Labor, NY Labor Law, Salaries and Wages | |
| Patrons with Service Animals | My library knows that service animals provide vital assistance to patrons with disabilities, and that they must be allowed on library premises |
Policy, Disability, Accomodations, ADA | |
| Library Line of Credit | A school district public library would like to open up a line of credit so it can get a credit card. |
Public Libraries, Finances | |
| Minimum Wage for Public Library Employees | We have 12 employees of the Library. 3 are salaried the rest are minimum wage. |
NY Labor Law, Public Libraries, Association Libraries, Salaries and Wages | |
| Staff Disparaging Comments About Employer or Funder | Recently, a page at the library made some comments that were less than flattering about how the local town was handling a new subdivision. |
Employee Rights, Policy, Intellectual Freedom, Ethics | |
| Open Meetings Law and Robert's Rules of Order | A member library has the following questions concerning libraries that are subject to Open Meetings Law (OML) and have adopted Robert’s Rules o |
Open Meetings Law, Board of Trustees, Policy | |
| Marketing Library Budget Vote | We are a free association library. |
Budget, Marketing, Political Action | |
| Supervising Family Member | Two members of an immediate family are employed by the library. They were hired long ago at different times by a previous administration. |
Management, Employee Rights, Conflict of Interest | |
| LED Lighting And Accessibility | A member of the public called me regarding the trend to switch to LED lighting in many libraries, especially rural libraries applying for NYS P |
Accessibility, ADA, Accomodations, Construction, Disability |