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| Debt Collection and Library Fines |
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Fees and Fines, Policy, Public Libraries, Debt Collection | |
| Charitable organization filing requirements for small (under 50k) “Friends” | Are incorporated "Friends", who do not receive over $50 thousand, do not have paid staff, and are only able to provide the funds to the library |
Friends of the Library, Fundraising, Budget, IRS, Non-profits | |
| Petition Needed for School Ballot Vote | For public libraries seeking school ballot funding, there's some gray area around whether a petition with signatures of eligible school distric |
NYS Education Law, School Ballots, Public Libraries, School Districts, Voting, Board of Trustees | |
| Legal Recourse for Slanderous Accusations Against Librarians | A recent article appeared in a local newspaper that was describing the local efforts of a group called Moms for Liberty to have certain books r |
Book challenges, School Libraries, Policy, Intellectual Freedom, Public Libraries, Defamation | |
| Sex Offenders in Libraries (NYS) | We have two individuals in our community, within 500 feet on either side of the library, that have been identified as sex offenders on the NYS |
Public Libraries, Policy, Safety, Sex Offenders, Civil Rights | |
| Reallocation of Earmarked Library Funds | Is it legal for a library board to approve expenditures (without a referendum) for a capital project from its operating funds (or operating fun |
Board of Trustees, Budget, By-laws | |
| Can Library Surplus Funds Be Added to Municipal General Fund | We are a small municipal library serving a village of 6500 & a town population the same size. |
Budget, Municipal Libraries, Taxes | |
| Statute of Limitations for Library Fines | We have become aware that a recent law in New York shortened the statute of limitations to collect consumer debts. Does this affect o |
Fees and Fines, Public Libraries | |
| Term Breaks for Board of Trustee Members | Can a school district library board mandate that trustees take a one-year break after two terms? |
Board of Trustees, Education Law Section 225, Public Libraries | |
| PILOT agreements on library tax levies | I am looking for general information on the possible impact of Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreements on library tax levies. |
Property, Taxes |