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Danforth Library to combine exhibits into updated community-postings policy after board discussion
Summary
Library director proposed eliminating the separate exhibits policy and folding its rules into a single 'Community Postings and Exhibits' policy to streamline staff procedures and reduce risk from controversial displays; board asked for operational clarifications and will vote next month.
Jeff Collins, the Danforth Library director, told the board on Dec. 17 that staff recommends eliminating the library's separate exhibits policy and folding exhibit guidance into an updated "Community Postings and Exhibits" policy to simplify procedures and limit staff liability. Collins said exhibit requests are infrequent — roughly "once every three years" — and that consolidating policies would make approvals more straightforward for staff.
The recommendation aims to move the library away from treating display cases as part of a limited public…
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