Recently Asked Questions

Our museum has an item on long-term loan that is potentially pretty valuable--a 200-yr old document.

Is bonding recommended for small public library director?

Since the 1970s, Villa Maria College has published an annual anthology of student work called Skald (

My association library is updating our meeting room policy. I've read Ask the Lawyer's previous advice on meeting rooms, as well as ALA's guidance.

Does a contractor have to comply with FOIL request if they are contracted to a county government?

There are reports of first amendment audits happening in rural towns and villages.

The NYS law requiring people to demonstrate a reason to conceal carry a weapon has been overturned by the Supreme Court. What this means for libraries.

We at [redacted higher ed institution] are considering digitizing our past yearbooks and storing them in an institutional repository which has the option of materials being password

We are beginning our long-range planning process and are asking patrons to fill out a community survey to assess what the community wants to see in the library now and in the future.

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