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Displaying 41 - 50 of 372| Topic | Question | Submission Date | Tag(s) |
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| Management of Municipal Library Construction Projects | I am seeking clarification on the legal provisions regarding the oversight and management of construction projects by a municipal library. |
Municipal Libraries, Library Buildings, Construction, Contracts, Board of Trustees | |
| Municipal Friends Group Accepting Donations | [This question about Friends of the Library and $$$ is from a municipal public library] |
Friends of the Library, Municipal Libraries, Donations, 501c3, Non-profits, IRS | |
| Creating Prayer Space in School District Library | We are a small, urban, very diverse school district with a large English Language Learner (ELL) population and a high poverty rate. |
School Districts, School Libraries, Accomodations, First Amendment, Religion | |
| Accessibility Devices for In-Library Use | We have a large facility. Sometimes patrons have to walk far to get to various programs and spaces. |
Templates, Accomodations, Accessibility, Liability, Disability | |
| Fundraising in Public Libraries | I have always been under the impression that it is illegal for public libraries to fundraise on their own, aside from 2 book sales per year. |
Fundraising, Friends of the Library, Public Libraries, Board of Trustees | |
| Prevailing Wage Rates And Libraries | Are public library systems and public libraries (association, municipal, special district, school district) required to pay prevailing&nbs |
Library Employment Contracts, NY Labor Law, Wages, Vendors | |
| Updated Unemployment Benefits in NY Labor Law | [NOTE: This submission is based on real-life questions about the new requirement imposed by New York State Labor Law Section 590(2).] |
Ask HR, Benefits, NY Labor Law, Unemployment, Employment, Templates | |
| Liability and Accessibility for Bike Lock Loans | Hello, |
Library of Things, Collection Management, Policy, Liability | |
| Limiting Digital Content Access in Schools | Within the context of recent regional school book challenges, much of the attention has been focused on print collections. |
Intellectual Freedom, Ethics, Collection Management, School Libraries, Overdrive, SORA, Policy, Book challenges | |
| Setting Limits on Pay Outs of Accrued Vacation Time | Background: On Jan 1, 2023 we instituted several changes to employee time off accrual policies. |
PTO, Vacation, and Leave, Policy, Management |