Trustees debate printer copyright notices, hyperlinking the ALA Library Bill of Rights
Sep 10, 2026
Board members debated whether to post a brief copyright sign at public printers and whether to link or append ALAinterpretations in library policy; director recommended a short on-printer notice and cited copyright and maintenance concerns for external links.
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Board members raised whether the library should place a notice at public printers reminding users that copies may be subject to copyright; Joy Hall said the policy and the code of conduct already address copyright but offered to draft a short, patron-friendly sign for printers rather than reproducing statutory text.
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