Section 19-807. FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES ON LIBRARY PREMISES

 

807.1Library buildings and grounds shall not be used for any commercial, profit- making, fund raising, or other solicitation by any agency, individual, or organization, except as specifically provided otherwise in this section.

 

807.2Library buildings and grounds may be used for fund-raising activities by the library and related library support organizations.

 

807.3The following library-related organizations shall be allowed to use library buildings and grounds for fund-raising purposes:

 

(a)Friends of the library groups;

 

(b)Library advocacy groups, such as the citizens advocates for libraries and the D.C. Library Association; and

 

(c)D.C. Public Library Foundation.

 

807.4Fund-raising activities by other organizations may be permitted use of library buildings and grounds upon the written recommendation of the Director of the Public Library (also referred to in this chapter as the “Director”) and the approval of the Board of Library Trustees.

 

807.5Requests for fund-raising activities shall be submitted in writing to the director.

 

 

authority

An Act To establish and provide for the maintenance of a free public library and reading room in the District of Columbia, approved June 3, 1896, as amended (29 Stat. 244, ch. 315, § 5; D.C. Official Code § 39-105 (2012 Supp.)); Section 3205 (jjj) of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code § 39-105 (2012 Supp.)); Section 2 of the District of Columbia Public Library Board of Trustees Appointment Amendment Act of 1985, effective September 5, 1985 (D.C. Law 6-17; D.C. Official Code § 39-105 (2012 Supp.)); the Procurement Reform Amendment Act of 1996, effective April 12, 1997, as amended (D.C. Law 11-259; 44 DCR 1423 (March 14, 1997)); and Section 156 of An Act Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes, approved October 21, 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, Pub. L. 105-277; codified at D.C. Official Code § 39-105 (2012 Repl.)).

source

27 DCRR §§ 4.1-4.4, 29 DCR 816 (February 19, 1982); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 2012 (February 13, 2015).