Solicitation & Canvassing Policy

Solicitation and canvassing of the public or the staff is not permitted on Mead Public Library property.

• Soliciting is defined as the sale or distribution of informational materials, merchandise, sales materials, tickets, insurance, coupons, magazine subscriptions, political campaign material, or anything not connected with the work of the Library.
• Canvassing is defined as petitioning or distributing written materials or soliciting for political, charitable or religious purposes on Mead Public Library property.
• The Library provides a space for the display of public notices, subject to the guidelines set forth in its Bulletin Board Policy.
• Surveying of groups or individuals may only be done in conjunction with output measures or other similar surveys designed to quantify library use or satisfaction with library services.
• The only exceptions to this policy are those expressly authorized by the Library Director. Typically, exceptions will only be made for Library Foundation, Friends of the Library, governmental agencies, and the library’s programming partners.

Any person who does not abide by the conditions stated below or creates a nuisance such that the regular business of the library is disrupted shall be required to immediately cease all activities and may be asked to leave the library premises.

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