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so why can a library

bmwguy11

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Why can a library post, even though a city decides not to post?

I have been trying to dig through the wisconsin state statutes, and I can't find anything that would seem to apply. Does anyone know what gives libraries the authority to do something different than the city?
 
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Herr Heckler Koch

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What has a library to do with the political subdivision (city, town, village) in which it is sited? The local library here is a branch of a county library. I may add more on later edit ...

This may help http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/trusteefaq.html

None of the library policies, collected here http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/policies.html, addressed firearms/guns.

The governing statute chapter is Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 43 Libraries
 
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BROKENSPROKET

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A library usually has thier own 'board of governance' (if you will for the lack of the proper tem) to make decisions of the library. I suppose it would be like the County Board letting City Councils make decisions on city matters, not that a library is a political subdivision of city government, but it has it's own governing board.
 

GlockRDH

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A library usually has thier own 'board of governance' (if you will for the lack of the proper tem) to make decisions of the library. I suppose it would be like the County Board letting City Councils make decisions on city matters, not that a library is a political subdivision of city government, but it has it's own governing board.

is that goverening board allowed to make rules stricter than the level of government directly above it???
 

Flipper

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Library boards have a lot of independence to make decisions affecting the library. As I mentioned earlier, librarians are very serious about first amendment rights and the fight against censorship.
 
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