Recently Asked Questions
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Insurance for Friends of the Library Groups
Is it required or advised that the Friends group (ours is a separate non-profit) have their own insurance? Monetary restrictions have resulted in our FOL group dropping their annual insurance as they understood it was not "required." |
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Should Small Public Libraries Carry Bonds?
Is bonding recommended for small public library director? |
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Liability Waivers for Library Fitness Programs
My hometown library has implemented a fitness waiver for their movement and exercise activity programs. I am wondering if this is a good idea for my library. We provide some exercise classes including chair yoga, Zumba, nature walks, and are looking into another movement class activity. For reference, please copy and paste the form used by my hometown library [redacted for anonymity] into your browser or refer to the attached screenshot. Are we within our legal/ethical practices to implement such a waiver? Will we need to consult an attorney to draw up the waiver for a fee, or can we borrow the language used by [redacted for anonymity]? Thank you. |
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Liability Insurance for Notary Services
Should libraries that have Notaries Public on staff have notary liability insurance for those library staff? Or would that be covered by the library's general liability insurance? We don't want our staff who are providing Notary Public services to be putting themselves at risk. |
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Can a public library set up a separate LLC?
A public library is looking at the possibility of taking over the running of a medical loan closet that has been previously run by a church. The library would find a space through a partner, so it would not be on library property. The library would be responsible for cataloging the items, tracking their circulation, and applying for grants to help with funding. The local visiting nurses have volunteered to handle the distribution of equipment, and are willing to continue if the library takes it over from the church. The library's director and trustees are concerned about insuring the library to protect it in the event that someone gets hurt using a piece of equipment and there is the possibility of a lawsuit. They talked to their insurance agent and the company they use would not cover this. A discussion came up about starting a separate LLC for the medical loan closet that the library would be openly affiliated with. Would it be possible for a public library to set up a separate LLC to do this? |