Red Feather Mountain Library District
Library Programs Policy

Reviewed and approved by the Red Feather Mountain Library Board of
Trustees, February 28, 2023.

Library programming is intended to inform, educate, or entertain.
Programming may be library-initiated or co-sponsored. Co-sponsorship infers the
sharing of concept, organization, and presentation with a community individual or
group and may be governed by formal agreement (such as a memorandum of
understanding) or simply a cooperative sharing of resources to develop and present
a program. Shared responsibility may (or may not) include origination, advertising,
scheduling, insurance, venue, and presentation.
Programming may consist of a single event or a series of regularly scheduled
events consistent with a common theme.
Library programming is non-commercial, objective, non-political and provided
free of charge to participants. Occasionally the Library will engage professional
performers or organizations by fee in providing opportunities and events otherwise
unavailable in our community. However, neither the Library nor a co-sponsoring
organization may re-coup these (or other) costs by charging attendance fees or
other mandatory assessments.
Supplemental program materials may be available for purchase. However,
participation and utilization of a program is neither contingent nor dependent on
the use or purchase of such materials.
Programming is not an advertising or advocacy forum. While commercial or
single-purpose co-sponsoring organizations may briefly state the purpose and
scope of their endeavors the program itself is conducted objectively with reference
to all issues. It is appropriate, following a presentation, for participants to request a
business card, brochure, or other contact source of a presenter.
However, authors providing book talks are encouraged to conduct sales and
signing of their works following the discussion.

The Library can provide venue for unsponsored community meetings on topics
relevant to the community.

Revision history:
Reviewed and approved by the Red Feather Mountain Library Board of
Trustees, February 28, 2023.
Revised and approved by the Red Feather Mountain Library District
Board of Trustees September 25, 2019.
Revised and approved by the Red Feather Mountain Library District
Board of Trustees June 22, 2016.
Reviewed and approved by the Red Feather Mountain Library District
Board of Trustees Oct. 23, 2013.
Minor revisions, May 22, 2013.
Revised Dec. 5, 2012.
Originally written and approved Aug. 22, 2007.