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Board clarifies bulletin-board and collection policies; restricts commercial and political flyers
Summary
Staff proposed clarifying language for the collection development and bulletin-board policy stating the library does not endorse posted viewpoints, limiting commercial/political flyers' priority and setting size and content standards for pamphlets and flyers.
Staff proposed adding explicit language to the collection development and exhibit policy and to bulletin-board rules stating that the library "does not endorse nor advocate the viewpoints or content expressed" by meeting-room users or in literature racks, and outlined practical rules for display size, rotation and content suitability.
The draft would prioritize community, educational and nonprofit materials over commercial or political flyers, set maximum flyer dimensions (board later recommended 11x17 as the practical maximum), and require printed items to be suitable for all ages and free of profanity and graphic violence. "The library does not endorse nor advocate the viewpoints or content expressed in meetings or events by meeting room users and then on the community bulletin board or the community literature rack," staff read to the board.
