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Chapter 43 Quiz

Q: Can your municipality (administrator, mayor, etc.) have access to library security cameras? What about the ones on the outside of the building? What if that building is a shared building?

A: No, your municipality cannot have access to cameras, even ones outside the building. For a shared space, they cannot have access to any cameras that view a library entrance.

Library security video is considered a library record and identifies individuals as library users. Therefore, it may not be disclosed to anyone other than library staff acting within their duties. Exceptions to this rule only include release by court order or to law enforcement if a crime was knowingly committed at the library, and/or if the library requests their assistance.

For More Information, view WI State Statute 43.30

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Applications for the 2024-25 ARSL Leadership Institute participant cohort are now open until February 21, 2024

The ARSL Leadership Institute is a grant-funded pilot program that seeks to provide timely, relevant leadership development opportunities for rural and small library workers.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following qualities through their application materials:

• Dedication to service in rural and small communities
• Commitment to ARSL’s Organizational Values
• Enthusiasm for learning and professional growth
• Interest in expanding library service to reach diverse and/or under-served communities
• Aspirations to lead in their library and community
• Openness to change in themselves, their library, and their community
• Thorough understanding of the commitment required to complete the Institute program
• Support from supervisors and/or organizational leadership for their participation

Priority consideration will be given to applicants who:

• Are currently serving in new library leadership positions, or who anticipate attaining their first library leadership position in the near future
• Have worked in libraries for less than 10 years
• Do not hold a Master’s in Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree (or equivalent)
• Self-identify as members of communities that have experienced marginalization and/or are under-represented within the library profession