Recently Asked Questions

We are aware of the requirement to have a movie license to show a movie in a public forum, such as in a public library and the restrictions associated.

A member asks…[We] are switching to a Paid Time Off (PTO) model in 2018 and are looking for guidance on how to handle payout of the benefit when an employee terminates from employmen

We are struggling with a freedom of expression issue here at our library.

A member asked if there are any legal issues to consider when using GoFundMe to fund-raise, especially for association libraries.

Can we film a story time done at the library using copyrighted books, and then either stream the event live over Facebook for a one-time showing, or film and upload the story time to

This answer was inspired by some recent questions…

An instructor has loaded many scanned pages from a cookbook (possibly multiple cookbooks) into her class Blackboard page so that students do not have to purchase a textbook.

It has come up at our Reference meetings that patrons are using our technology to alter documents such as doctor’s notes (extending days of medical excuse, for example) and our staff

I have had several requests by faculty to approve the coursepacks they have put together.

Patrons have suggested we provide photocopies of the daily crossword puzzles out of the newspaper because of other patrons doing the puzzle out of the library's current newspaper, th