My school district public library system just reviewed a new (April 25th, 2024) NY Education Department Decision by the Commissioner, addressing the proper procedure for evaluating s
You have asked if a special legislative district library and other types of public libraries must follow New York State Labor Law Section 191 (Labor Law Article 6).
My library knows that service animals provide vital assistance to patrons with disabilities, and that they must be allowed on library premises without pre-approval.
A school district public library would like to open up a line of credit so it can get a credit card.
We have 12 employees of the Library. 3 are salaried the rest are minimum wage.
Recently, a page at the library made some comments that were less than flattering about how the local town was handling a new subdivision.
A member library has the following questions concerning libraries that are subject to Open Meetings Law (OML) and have adopted Robert’s Rules of Order for their meetings:
We are a free association library. More than 90% of our funding comes from a tax levy voted on by local residents when they vote on our local school district budget.
Two members of an immediate family are employed by the library. They were hired long ago at different times by a previous administration.
A member of the public called me regarding the trend to switch to LED lighting in many libraries, especially rural libraries applying for NYS Public Library Construction Funding.