[PW] Re: Politics at work Was:religion at work

[John P. Dyson]

Quoting Phalbe Henriksen <phenriksen at neflin.org>:

> Since the subject has been mentioned, I'd like opinions from you on a
> situation I have at work:
>
> Small town, small library, only one parking lot, for staff and patrons. One
> staff person feels so strongly about a person running for office (there's a
> church connection there, but I won't get into that) that she puts one of
> those plastic magnetic signs on each of the front doors of her car and wants
> to park in the parking lot in a space so that her car can be seen from both
> sides.
>
> I objected. I've never seen this done before and believe it is contrary to
> good library policy. We compromise, so she parks in her church's parking lot
> across the stree, where, frankly, it can be seen by many more people. I have
> no proble with that.


Hi Phalbe,

My working theory is this: If it doesn't feel right to you, it's wrong. 
I won't even go into my second theory about politicians telling 
librarians how to do their job.

I take it that the library has a rule about not allowing staff to 
billboard themselves or library property for causes other than the 
promotion of reading and similar issues. Is the parking lot library 
property? If so, then one rule fits all in all circumstances.

And I will say this anyway about my second theory: I hope your 
lawyer/county commissoner is up for re-election and gets defeated in 
the interest of good government.

Hang tough,

John Dyson