<div dir="ltr"><div>Carol--Multnomah County Library addresses petitioning, canvassing, etc inside our buildings in <a href="https://multcolib.org/policies-manuals/behavior-rules-governing-use-multnomah-county-library" target="_blank">our behavior rules</a>, prohibiting:</div><div>"Soliciting, petitioning, or distributing written materials or canvassing for political, charitable or religious purposes inside a library building, including the doorway or vestibule of any such library building or in a manner on the library premises that unreasonably interferes with or impedes access to the library."</div><div><br></div><div>As you can see, the rule also addresses petitioners blocking access to the building.</div><div><br></div><div>Each of our buildings has a designated space where petitioners may stand out of the way of the door where they will not impede access. </div><div><br></div><div>Keep in mind that if you have a public meeting room generally available to community groups you cannot disallow political activity in that meeting room. The courts have been clear that public libraries must allow political and religious use of their meeting rooms, since we establish a limited public forum when we make public meeting rooms available. But at MCL we do have a rule that prevents outside groups using our meeting rooms from collecting contact information or money from attendees during a public meeting or requiring them to provide personal info in order to register for a meeting in our meeting rooms. Here's a link to our <a href="https://multcolib.org/public-meeting-rooms" target="_blank">meeting room use policy</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Sorry I didn't send this sooner. I just figured out it has been sitting in my drafts.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><i>Cindy</i></div><div dir="ltr"><b><br></b></div><div dir="ltr"><b>Cindy Gibbon</b><div>Access & Information Services Director</div><div>Multnomah County Library</div><div><i>Voice:</i> 503.988.5496</div><div><i>Fax:</i> 503.988.5441</div><div><a href="mailto:cindyg@multcolib.org" target="_blank">cindyg@multcolib.org</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 11:23 AM, Carol Dinges <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cdinges@ci.lebanon.or.us" target="_blank">cdinges@ci.lebanon.or.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m looking for examples of policies regarding solicitation, advocacy, signature gathering, etc. – do any of you have policy statements to share?<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks so much –<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Carol<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Carol Dinges<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lebanon Public Library<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lebanon, OR 97355<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="tel:%28541%29%20258-4232" value="+15412584232" target="_blank">(541) 258-4232</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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