Hello!

 

 

If your library is struggling with questions like:

 

 

Can a library be liable for “intentional affliction of emotional distress” because a child inadvertently discovered  the truth about Santa from a book in the youth collection?

 

Or

 

Does an “Elf on the Shelf” placed at the service desk qualify as a  “deterrence”  element  of the library’s “security system” for purposes of compliance with the MiOSHA “General Duty” standard?

If so,

does the placement require notice to the employees that they are being “watched?”

 

Join the Library Law Office Hours at 3:00pm, ET  TODAY, December 19, 2024.

 

Just register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqdO6uqD8pEt31yRiFFRZkHDc96mWbdidT 

 

I hope to see you there!

 

Clare

 

 

Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D.

Library Law Consultant

Library of Michigan

MembielaC@michigan.gov

517-335-8132

 

The research and resources above are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or problem.

 

“the State may not, consistently with the spirit of the First Amendment, contract the spectrum of available knowledge.” Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 482 (1965).

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