- Use of Library Accounts: Only library personnel designated by the library administration are entitled to post to library social media accounts. Library personnel who use the library’s social media accounts are bound to observe the following guidelines:
- Library personnel who use the library’s social media accounts must follow the Library’s Social Media Policy, Patron Behavior Policy, Public Relations Policy, and all other applicable policies.
- Library personnel cannot use the library’s social media account to advocate for or against any issue, position, or cause, especially but not limited to those of a political or religious nature.
- Library personnel without access to the library’s social media accounts, but who are interested in adding content to them, are encouraged to submit their suggestions to the Library Director or their designee.
- Use of Personal Social Media Accounts: When using a personal social media account, library personnel, Library Board Trustees, and volunteers are bound by the following guidelines:
- You cannot speak on behalf of or represent the library in any way.
- You cannot disclose patron information that would violate Michigan’s Library Privacy Act, as amended, MCL 397.601, et seq. or any other law.
- You cannot use the library’s logo or other trademarked or copyrighted material.
- You cannot take pictures of patrons while working or volunteering without consent of said patrons. This does not include photographing/videotaping library events in your capacity as an employee.
- Penalties:
- Library personnel found to have violated this policy may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal from employment, and if applicable, may be subject to prosecution under federal or state laws.
- Volunteers will no longer have the ability to volunteer for the library in any capacity.
Adopted: 07/28/15; reaffirmed 10/25/22; separated into a new policy from Policy 6.20 Social Media 05/28/24.