Wednesday, April 6, 2011

From the Anti-Defamation League: "Public Libraries: A New Forum for Extremists

Thanks to Mark Arend for sharing.


Questions answered.

1. Can a library ban extremists from using library meeting rooms and facilities?

2. Can a public library adopt a policy forbidding the use of library meeting rooms for any political or religious purposes?

3. Can a public library limit the use of library meeting rooms and facilities to library card holders or residents of their immediate communities?

4. Can a public library require extremists to sign a contract to use library
meeting rooms and facilities?

5. Can a public library charge a fee for use of library meeting rooms or facilities?

6. Can a public library require demonstrators to obtain insurance or post a bond before they are allowed to use library meeting rooms or facilities?

7. What other types of restrictions, such as noise and location restrictions, can a public library place on extremist speakers?

8. What actions may a public library take if it believes that violence or property damage will occur if an extremist uses its meeting rooms or facilities?

9. What steps can a public library take to maintain security, peace and order at the library if an extremist uses its meeting rooms or facilities?

10. Must a public library allow extremists to hand out literature in the library?

11. May a public library regulate solicitation in its meeting rooms and facilities?

12. May a public library ban the display of offensive symbols by extremists using its meeting rooms or facilities?

13. Can a public library refuse to include extremist material from its collection?

14. Can a public library block extremist Web sites from its computers?

15. Can privately funded “public” libraries exclude extremist speakers from
their meeting rooms and facilities?

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