Bulletin Boards For Community Events Policy

  1. Library employees must first approve any item posted on the bulletin board. Employees will dispose of all posters that are on bulletin boards past the date of the event or items posted without employees’ approval or as otherwise necessary.
  2. Laramie County Library System will utilize bulletin boards in Cheyenne, Pine Bluffs, and Burns to promote local events, including:
    1. Governmental, school, nonprofit, religious organizations or community group one-time events.
    2. Any sale of product/item that is intended to raise funds for charity or a nonprofit, including raffles.
    3. Events that charge, but the event is to raise funds for charity or a nonprofit.
    4. General information about a governmental program or similar program that provides a free service to the public (these are space permitting).
  3. The following are prohibited from being posted:
    1. Any business promotion, such as business cards, information of services, how to contact someone for services, etc.
    2. Any selling of an item, such as vehicles, furniture, etc.
    3. Any notice of a free item to give away, such as furniture, books, etc.
    4. Any notice of an event that is intended to provide a business with contacts, clients or future income in any manner.
    5. Any political campaign-related materials.
  4. When space is limited, employees may remove and repost regularly occurring meetings when space becomes available, such as a group that meets every 3rd Tuesday of the month.
  5. Any posting that is not clearly covered in the criteria listed in this policy will go to the Executive Director (County Librarian) or their designee to determine if it can be posted or not. The library will notify the contact for the posting within 72 hours.