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Table of Contents
Legal Resources
Georgia Library Law
Marti Minor's Column and Presentations
Public Library Directors Meeting, May 2010
- Access Issues
- Use of Library Policies to Manage Problem Behavior by Patrons
- Debt Collection by Public Libraries
- Employment Issues
- General Liability Issues
- Board of Trustees and Friends of the Library
Legal Questions from Georgia Librarians: Ten Case Studies, 2013
- In the context of discipline and safety issues, when, if ever, can a library staff member touch a child who is not being supervised by a parent?
- How much help can a librarian legally provide to a patron who is filling out an official form or document?
- A patron who has ADHD has requested the public library provide a private room in which to read to allow her to concentrate. What is required of the library?
- Whom may the library properly classify as independent contractors?
- What are the FLSA implications of a non-exempt library staff member volunteering to work with or become a paying member of the Friends of the Library?
- May the library deduct fines and lost material fees from an employee’s paycheck?
- How does an employer administer FMLA leave when an employee has accrued leave and is receiving short term disability?
- Does a power of attorney give the holder access to a library users circulation records?
- What are the considerations for a public library in establishing or removing an area for free informational materials?
- Is it discriminatory to be closed on holidays associated with Christianity while open on holidays associated with other religions?
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