Joint Board Agenda for 11/20/14

[Rev. Elizabeth]

Fairfax Community Library
Joint Board Meeting
November 20, 6:30. Fairfax Room

Agenda;

Correspondence
Public Input
Continuation of 11/13  discussion/review of  updated Fairfax Community Library Policy and vote.
Continue  discussion of petitions in the library.
                     
         

[Barbara]

I am unable to attend the meeting but will offer correspondence with my public opinion. It would be an error to allow petitions to be placed in the library.  The public hallway outside the door is a great place for all of us to advocate for our particular cause.  Our library should remain free of all bias whether intentional or not, and not be a place for "campaigning".

[Fairfax Librarian]

From the Public Library Director:
Some information you might have been missing:  Petitions have been allowed in the library with no ill effects for several years.  A public library is the place for free and open discourse and we generally  support freedom of speech and freedom to read.  The hallway outside the library is not "public", but school grounds.  Inside the library is both public and a school library.  Because of this, inside the library is the most appropriate place, since it is a public space.  We would not discriminate or be "biased" based on content, as that would constitute discrimination.
Hope this helps with understanding the discussion.
Feel free to ask more questions if you have them, attend a meeting, or contact a trustee.
Thanks for your input.

Debbie Landauer