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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#1F497D">I distinctly remember going to a conference session sometime in the last 3 years or so that was about crafting meeting room policies that keep you out
of legal trouble. I believe it was given by a nice lawyer lady, and some of the discussion was about how to construct a policy structure that can keep out hate groups while protecting the library from legal challenges. Unfortunately, I can’t remember which
conference or lay hands on any information from the session. Anyone else out there attend with better memory/organization skills than me?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 07, 2013 3:22 PM<br>
<b>Cc:</b> libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Libs-Or] Policies regarding co-sponsoring programs?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Well, Ann, that's a really good question. I'm actually not aware of how any City-wide anti-discrimination policies would apply in that situation, and it's probably something
I should look into. I expect that if an overt hate group tendered a request to use a meeting room, I would probably be talking to my City Attorney for advice.
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Hate groups and the like are extreme cases and are not something I have any experience with, but I do have experience with community members acting with incredulity about church groups being "allowed" to make use of library facilities, or fielding concerns
about kids playing Dungeons & Dragons engaging in "Satanic behavior," and I'm pretty glad that I'm able to point to the policy of non-discrimination and ask the complainant if the group is actually doing anything disruptive to their enjoyment of the library
other than merely existing!<i> </i><br>
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I've worked in another library that had a policy of not allowing ANY politically partisan or religious groups to use the meeting room facilities, out of fear of being forced to host controversial guests. I was pretty surprised no one had legally challenged
it, honestly. Overall having a more open policy has been a lot less of a headache for me, and I think it's more in keeping with the library as a public space.<br>
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Kirsten Brodbeck Kenney<br>
Library Director<br>
Driftwood Public Library<br>
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>>> MILLER Anne M <<a href="mailto:Anne.M.Miller@ci.eugene.or.us">Anne.M.Miller@ci.eugene.or.us</a>> 04/07/13 12:09 PM >>><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#215868">How does this fit with an organization’s or a city’s anti-discrimination and equity policy? Some cities have anti-racist policies and standards. A library that gives meeting space to a blatantly racist group
would alienate and intimidate me and would certainly impair my equal access to that library.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00B050">Anne Miller
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Youth Services Librarian </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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