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Policy On Personal Phone Use at Work

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We have a pretty exhaustive personnel policy on the use/limits of use of Library technology and property, both for compliant work-related purposes and for personal purposes.

Patron Barefoot Rights vs. Liability

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We have a patron who insists that it is their right to go barefoot into any public area.

Class Materials As Intellectual Property

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I'm working on a research project with other librarians who work with nursing schools from across the United States.

Lawfulness of digitizing VHS commercial movies to DVD

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We recently purchased equipment that is capable of converting VHS tapes to DVDs that will be used by staff and patrons.

Ownership of Historic Markers

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Various individuals and organizations have organized historic marker/signage installations in Buffalo over the years, including the Buffalo History Museum, the Pomeroy Foundatio

Use Of Library Copier To Print Racist Flyers

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Many libraries have printers that require staff assistance or are visible to staff from their usual work areas.

Patron Streaming Content and Library as a Contributory Infringer

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According to Motion Picture Licensing Corporation, "A library can even be held as a contributory infringer simply for allowing patrons or guests to conduct unlicensed exhibitions o

Fragrance and ADA

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What does ADA say about providing fragrance free bathrooms in public libraries?

Live Music Covers and Permissions

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ASL Interpreting Services and Legal Recourse for Service Cancellation

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Greetings.