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Iowa City library board debates language and scope of updated volunteer policy
Summary
Trustees reviewed proposed changes to the library's volunteer policy, debated whether to explicitly name underserved groups and whether to use terms like "tasks" instead of "jobs," and asked staff to return with revised language at the next meeting.
The Iowa City Public Library Board of Trustees reviewed a proposed update to the library’s volunteer policy and asked staff to bring a revised draft back at the next meeting.
Board members and staff discussed removing or revising language that names specific groups — for example, whether to explicitly call out “historically underserved or marginalized groups” — and debated tone and…
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