Recently Asked Questions

We are seeking guidance as a result of the following:

Can you please explain the clause below found in Governor Cuomo's Executive Order dated 3/13/2020. It reads:

With the Covid-19 pandemic, we are creating a Google Site where we are listing websites.

Can libraries, using public money, pay part-time staff if they are either forced to close due to the COVID-19 or if the employee is forced to self-quarantine?

Many librarians create and post LibGuides through Springshare.  Right now, when an employee leaves a library, the LibGuides they created can be attributed to another librar

An internationally known band released various music videos for the purpose of a contest they were holding. Fans were asked to create a new video using the clips provided.

[I work at the library of a public university.] Every year we have requests from students in Media Arts program to videotape in the library. They ask me to grant permission.

Can a school or library hand out copies of sheet music to students and keep their copies of the originals (as long as they had enough copies for each performer) to prevent the loss o

Is it legal for a Friends of the Library group to hold their funds and not to use those funds to support the library's mission?

What recourse may a library board take, if a former director removes all library files from a library owned computer that relate to the running of the public library?