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Displaying 241 - 250 of 372| Topic | Question | Submission Date | Tag(s) |
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| Phone recordings of stories and copyright | If staff record themselves through our phone system reading published short stories and poems that are then made accessible to the public throu |
Copyright, COVID-19, Emergency Response, Fair Use, Story Time | |
| [2020 Pandemic Date Specific] Emergency Policy Manual | As we look to re-opening our public libraries with abridged services, we want to limit the chances of legal challenge from organizations who se |
COVID-19, Emergency Response, Meeting Room Policy | |
| [2020 Pandemic Date Specific] New Governor Proclamation and Elections | The Gov has put out his new proclamation in regards to votes. |
COVID-19, Elections, Emergency Response, Executive Order | |
| [2020 Pandemic Date Specific] Mask and PPE library policies | Can a library prevent someone from coming into the library if they refuse to wear a mask? |
ADA, COVID-19, Emergency Response, Masks, Policy, Public Health | |
| Patron Account Debt Collections | What laws or limits should libraries consider when storing and collecting patron account debts? |
Fees and Fines, Policy, Templates | |
| Using tax levy or donated funds to purchase food for community | Could we use any of our budgetary funds as collected through our tax levy and/or funds received from donations (restricted and unrestricted) to |
COVID-19, Donations, Emergency Response, Library Programming and Events, Municipal Libraries, Taxes | |
| Fiction Writing Activity as Library Program, Fan Fiction, and Copyright | I am in the stages of planning a library one-time-only event aimed at getting college students interested in writing their own works of fiction |
Copyright, Fan Fiction, Library Programming and Events, Public Domain | |
| Usage of personal devices at risk of legal discoverability | When working from a remote location, and you do not have time or the technology to take work devices with you, can using your private devices ( |
COVID-19, Employee Rights, Emergency Response, Privacy | |
| [2020 Pandemic Date Specific] Elections and Executive Order 202.13 | [Note; the text of this question was edited to remove the precise dates of scheduled election and notice.] |
COVID-19, Elections, Emergency Response, Executive Order, Public Libraries | |
| Circulating telehealth kits and disclaimers | Our library is considering adding a circulating telehealth kit to our collection for patron use. |
Collection Management, COVID-19, Disclaimers, Emergency Response, Library of Things, Public Health, Telehealth |