Reply #70: I am in charge of booking the meeting rooms........... [View All]

[llmart]

in the library where I work. We have a written policy that specifically spells out what our meeting rooms can or cannot be used for. I do not allow businesses that are seeking to promote their goods or services to use the room, but if a business wants to use the room to have a staff meeting they are allowed to use it. Keep in mind that the main reason we have meeting rooms is so that the library can set up and offer interesting programs to their patrons and those programs come first in booking meeting rooms. I do not allow any group to book a room week after week for months on end because that means the room is not available for librarians to use for their programs.

Our written policy specifically states that religious groups cannot use the rooms for religious services. If they wanted to use the room to have their volunteer Sunday school teachers receive orientation, I would allow them to book it.

Also, libraries don't generally "rent" their rooms. They are free.