Social Media
19.1 SOCIAL MEDIA
The Canby Public Library uses social media in many forms. Library staff maintains and edits the content of the library’s social media sites to comply with library policies. Library social media is intended to create a welcoming online space where library users will find useful and entertaining information and can interact with staff and other users. Social media is defined as any web application, website, or account used by the library to facilitate the sharing of opinions and information about library-related subjects and issues. It includes any facility for online publication and commentary, such as blogs, wikis, and social networking sites. The library utilizes social media tools to encourage community involvement and to create a dialogue between the library and its patrons regarding library services, resources, events and programs, and community information.
19.2 PUBLIC POSTINGS
Comments, posts, and messages are welcome on the library’s social networking sites. Although the library recognizes and respects differences in opinion, library staff will regularly monitor and review all such interactions for content and relevancy. The library reserves the right to refrain from posting user submissions or comments or to remove them at any time.
19.3 RULES FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND POSTS
19.3.1 CITY OF CANBY SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY
Any individual accessing, browsing, and using a City of Canby Social Media profile accepts without limitation or qualification, the City of Canby’s Social Media Policies set forth below:
- Comments should relate to City matters and to the topics being discussed in the original post and not contain spam, advertising, or solicitations, advocate illegal activity or violence; products or political organizations; infringe on copyrights, trademarks or intellectual property rights or others.
- Comments should be family friendly and not contain abusive or vulgar language, sexually explicit subject matter, hate speech, derogatory terms or offensive content.
- Comments should not contain personal or defamatory remarks about a person’s age, education, ethnicity, race, family status, gender, national origin, class, physical ability, qualities, religion, sexual orientation, thought processes or personality.
- A posted comment is the opinion of the poster only and does not imply endorsement or agreement by the City of Canby, its elected officials or employees.
- Comments should not endorse candidates or a particular stance or current ballot measure.
- The City reserves the right to determine which comments are unacceptable for its page and citizens who repeatedly violate this policy may be prohibited. By posting a comment, customers agree to indemnify the City of Canby, its officers and staff from and against all liability, judgements, damages, and costs (including attorney’s fees) incurred by any of them, which arise out of or are related to the content posted by customers.
- Forums and messaging may not be used for commercial purposes or for organized political activity. If a citizen does not agree to these terms, the individual should not use the City of Canby’s sponsored sites, as violation of these terms may lead to legal liability.
19.3.2 LIBRARY RULES FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND POSTS
- Comments and posts should be library related.
- Multiple posts from the same individual will be deleted.
- Users should not include personal information about themselves or others. The library discourages individuals from posting personal information and reserves the right to remove any posts with personal information.
- Individuals should not post any unauthorized content. The Library follows a notice-and-takedown procedure for complaints of copyright violation under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
- If a user reports a concern regarding a post, library staff will review those concerns as soon as possible.
19.4 ADVERTISEMENTS
The Canby Public Library does not endorse the advertisements promoted on any social media site. These advertisements are displayed by vendors and do not express the Canby Public Library’s views or positions.
