Public Libraries

Our library gets taxpayer funding from its own line on a school district tax bill.

I have always been under the impression that it is illegal for public libraries to fundraise on their own, aside from 2 book sales per year.

The [NAME REDACTED] Public Library has a materials selection policy in place.

A local artist has asked for us to become a fiscal sponsor (act as a “pass-through” organization). Is this something a public library can do?

[This question is a quasi-fictional mash-up of some questions we got from some town libraries and a cooperative library system.]

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

The library is chartered as a school district public library and thus exempt from NYS sales tax.

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

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.

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