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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

  1. 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?
  2. How much help can a librarian legally provide to a patron who is filling out an official form or document?
  3. 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?
  4. Whom may the library properly classify as independent contractors?
  5. 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?
  6. May the library deduct fines and lost material fees from an employee’s paycheck?
  7. How does an employer administer FMLA leave when an employee has accrued leave and is receiving short term disability?
  8. Does a power of attorney give the holder access to a library users circulation records?
  9. What are the considerations for a public library in establishing or removing an area for free informational materials?
  10. Is it discriminatory to be closed on holidays associated with Christianity while open on holidays associated with other religions?
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