[Libs-Or] Bag ban questions

[Christy Davis]

In our case, our local City Council decided that we were not exempt from
the bag ban. However, we have some thick bags on hand if it is
precipitating and someone asks, as we are allowed to protect public
property (library materials) from getting damaged.

*- Christy*


Christy Davis, Director
Silver Falls Library District
410 S Water St. Silverton, OR 97381
503-873-5173 x309
christy.davis at ccrls.org

*Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone
else’s shoes for a while*. —Malorie Blackman


On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 12:00 PM <julie at chetcolibrary.org> wrote:

> It does not affect us. The law only officially applies to “retail stores
> and restaurants.” Look under “What do businesses need to know?” here:
> https://www.oregon.gov/deq/mm/production/Pages/Bags.aspx
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> We did decide to start selling cheap reusable totes, but local people
> donate their plastic bags to use to hand out.  So we’ll probably keep
> accepting donated bags for a while. I’m assuming that over time the
> donations will eventually die down as most people transition to using
> reusable or paper bags.
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> Julie Retherford, Director
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> Chetco Community Public Library
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> 405 Alder St., Brookings, OR 97415
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> julie at chetcolibrary.org
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> 541.469.7738
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> <http://chetcolibrary.org/>
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> *From:* Libs-Or <libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> *On Behalf Of
> *Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney
> *Sent:* Monday, January 6, 2020 11:49 AM
> *To:* libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> *Subject:* [Libs-Or] Bag ban questions
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> We have long had a habit of keeping a stash of donated plastic grocery
> bags available to the public for carrying their items, especially on rainy
> days. Does anyone know whether the bag ban would impact this, if we're
> reusing plastic bags rather than purchasing them? Does the ban apply to
> public libraries at all?
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> [image: dwsquare2]
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> Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney
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> *LIBRARY DIRECTOR*
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> *Pronouns: She/Her/Hers*
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> City of Lincoln City  *|*  Driftwood Public Library
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> 801 SW Hwy 101 Ste 201  *| * Lincoln City, OR
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> *P:* 541.996-1251
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> *E**:* kbrodbeck-kenney at lincolncity.org  *| **W**:* driftwoodlib.org
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