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Displaying 311 - 320 of 372| Topic | Question | Submission Date | Tag(s) |
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| Creating A Bankruptcy Discharge Policy | We are a school district public library, and a governmental entity, considering crafting a policy relating to debts discharged in bankruptcy, i |
Fees and Fines, Policy, Public Libraries, Templates | |
| Discarding Environmental Impact Studies | Our library has a number of older Environmental Impact Studies (both draft and finals) which are taking up space, and we were wondering if we c |
Policy, Public Records, Record Retention, Templates | |
| Controlled Digital Lending | I have been reading the legal arguments undergirding the Controlled Digital Lending initiative ( |
Academic Libraries, Copyright, Digital Access, Fair Use, First Sale Doctrine, Controlled Digital Lending | |
| Can Libraries Sell Items For Revenue? | Several of the library's board members feel that it is illegal for the library to sell anything other than books and keep the money. |
Budget, Policy | |
| FERPA and NYS Privacy Laws | We have a question that relates to the intersection of New York state level library privacy laws ( |
Academic Libraries, FERPA, Policy, Privacy, CPLR 4509 | |
| Fair Use and the Ten Percent Rule | A teacher would like to reproduce an entire article from a published magazine. |
Academic Libraries, Copyright, Fair Use, Photocopies | |
| ADA Compliance When Screening Movies | This question has 2 parts: |
Accessibility, ADA, Library Programming and Events, Accomodations, Disability | |
| Next-door Neighbor/Real Estate Disputes | What laws impact a library’s next-door-neighbor relationships? Are there best practices for neighbor disputes? |
Management, Property, Templates | |
| Library Lockdowns | Should an event occur, is it legal in NYS to institute a lockdown in a public library? |
Policy, Management, Safety | |
| Retirement Benefits for Employees | Are municipal public libraries obligated to provide retirement benefits for all employees? |
Management, Municipal Libraries, Retirement, Salaries and Wages, Employee Rights |