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Pride Month Displays

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[NOTE: We didn't get this as a submission to "Ask the Lawyer", but we wish we had...]

Napping in library

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Sometimes, people nap in the library, particularly people who we believe might not have stable or sufficient housing.

Use of Meeting Room Space Question Mash-Up

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We recently received 2 questions that raised related issues, so we've merged them in this "Ask the Lawyer Meeting Room Question Mash-Up" RAQ.

Reference Services for Incarcerated Populations

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Periodically, our library receives handwritten requests for information from individuals who are incarcerated at prisons and correctional facilities around the country.

Library Employment Contracts

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Our Board of Trustees is searching for a new director. Our Library has transitioned from a very small building to a modern, significantly larger building.

Image Use By Previous Employers

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This is an issue that's come up in recent conversation.

Creating adaptive copies of textbooks using text-to-speech

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My institution subscribes to the "Kurzweil Reading Program", a "Text-to-Speech" product for those with reading impairments (dyslexia, English language learners, blind/vision imp

Public Vote for Library Capital Project

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We are a school district public library planning a capital project. The question is whether or not the project has to be approved by a public vote.

Open Meetings Law 2022 Library Board Chart and Checklist

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"Ask the Lawyer" got two questions about the April 9, 2022 changes to the Open Meetings Law ("OML"), which will enable library boards to more easily meet via videoconferencing.

Are scanned electronic signatures legitimate?

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I am the Board Secretary.