Recently Asked Questions

We are finding that librarians within larger institutions (like colleges and museums) are the go-to resource for copyright questions, which could also include inst

Are libraries legally required to obtain photo releases from all patrons (children's parents, teens, adults), even if we don't name those patrons before publishing photos to our soci

Recently, our library has been given a collection of photographs that were previously on display in a local business location.

A member asked about a request for the library to provide copies of photos from yearbooks for a class reunion.

More than once we have received requests to provide digital copies of audio files from institutions that wish to make them accessible either through headphones or as ambient sound as

I am working with an artist on a future display at our library. He is a regionally known professional artist.

We are planning on installing a bike rack for our community members. With it begs the question, should we also loan bicycles? Many libraries already do.

Is it permissible to create an anthology of 20-30 poems, all by British poets, to be distributed to an entire grade level of students to be used for annotation and instruction?

A couple committees at the college my library is at want to present copyrighted films in the theatre as part of an educational film series.

Can a library be sued for defamation for adding defamatory content to its collection?