Privacy

Is the library at risk if a teen patron volunteers to share contents of a cell phone?

I’m assuming the age requirement for youth cards varies widely even among NYS libraries, but what are the key determining legal factors which inform how libraries settle on an age ra

Are there any laws around a supervisor or manager telling others the reason for an employee being out on leave?

A school district public library is considering installing closed-circuit cameras and thinking of enabling sound recordings, too.

Recently, Zoom introduced new AI features and updated their terms of service agreement, indicating that any user data can be used to train their AI products (TOS 10.4: 

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

For an Interlibrary Loan Electronic Transmission (whether printed out and included with the item(s) or sent via electronic means) in a K-12 setting, can a student's name (the one ult

We recently received 2 questions that raised related issues, so we've merged them in this "Ask the Lawyer Meeting Room Question Mash-Up" RAQ.

Our historical society produced a documentary about the making of a sculpture.

I just read your excellent answer about posting documents per the OML changes in advance of meetings.

I think you are right on target.