<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;">Good morning, </span></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;">I have never heard of this. Why is the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;"><em>U.S. Constitution for Dummies</em> a book they would ask about? Is there a process or procedure for how libraries should act or react to this group? You mention being respectful but anything else? </span></span><!--EndFragment--><div style="clear: both;" data-mce-style="clear: both;"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div></div><div>Any assistance in this for me to inform my staff would very helpful.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Matt Lubbers-Moore</div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Perri Saunders via Michlib-l" <michlib-l@mcls.org><br><b>To: </b>"michlib-l" <michlib-l@mcls.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, January 11, 2022 1:28:09 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>[Michlib-l] First Amendment Audit<br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Just had our first First Amendment Audit. It went very well, actually.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I spotted them before they came in so we could gather ourselves for a minute - make sure no patron names were on screens, and the reserve shelf had no names showing, etc.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Two people (man and woman) came in with cameras. I welcomed them from the circ desk as I would anyone else (maybe a <u>little</u> more enthusiastically). The man asked if we had the U.S. Constitution for Dummies and we talked about that a little.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I offered to show them around, but they just wanted to walk around and film. We only had one patron in here at the time, so when the man started that way, I just told him that he was welcome to film anywhere in the public areas as long as he didn't interfere with other patrons' enjoyment of the library.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">We were respectful and, in turn, they were respectful, so it went just fine. They were here for about 15 minutes. I won't lie - it felt like longer.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I know that this man, FRICN MEDIA, has lots of 1st Amendment Audit videos on YouTube, many of which turned confrontational. We were welcoming, forthcoming, and really boring. Score!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Like Kate Andrade said, "It's not if, it's when". We might as well be prepared. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Have a great day!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Perri</div><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" size="4">Perri Saunders, Director</font><div><font size="2">White Pigeon Township Library</font></div><div><font size="2">102 N. Kalamazoo St., P.O. Box 399</font></div><div><font size="2">White Pigeon, MI 49099</font></div><div><font size="2">269-483-7409</font></div><div><font color="#0000ff" size="2"><u style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="mailto:p.saunders@woodlands.lib.mi.us" target="_blank">p.saunders@woodlands.lib.mi.us</a> </u></font></div><br><div><i><font size="4">Brighten the corner where you are.</font></i></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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