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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m curious about what policies other libraries have about their art gallery spaces.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Do you have an official art gallery policy? (will you share it with me?)
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<p class="MsoNormal">How do you cover what can/cannot be on display?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What do you do in the event of a complaint? Do you handle this in the same manner as your material request for reconsideration?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Backstory:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">One gallery is right outside of our Youth Services Department and I received a phone call from a concerned parent regarding a painting on display. It is a side lying woman who is nude, but it’s very abstract. A shadowy outline, you see
a lot ‘more’ at the beach if you know what I mean…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I don’t feel that it is in appropriate for display, even in that gallery space. And, she wasn’t really interested in making a big deal of it.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">However, this did make me think that we should probably have a policy in place and some kind of process to follow.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m grateful for anything you all could share!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks all!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Andrea<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Lato",sans-serif">Andrea Ingmire<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lato",sans-serif">Library Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lato",sans-serif">Peter White Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lato",sans-serif">(906) 226-4303 (office)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lato",sans-serif">(906) 250-0080 (cell)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lato",sans-serif">(906) 226-1783 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.pwpl.info/"><span style="font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">www.pwpl.info</span></a><span style="font-family:"Lato",sans-serif">
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