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Library Whiteboards Policy

Library whiteboards  are available to support and encourage student learning and engagement.  Whiteboards  may be used by visitors in the building, or library staff may curate a  whiteboard . The primary purposes of library-curated  whiteboards  are to distribute information and to facilitate the sharing of ideas from diverse points of view in support of student success, enrichment, and enjoyment.

The Ames Library values intellectual freedom, diversity and inclusion, and a safe and welcoming environment. Content written on  whiteboards  should not violate the Illinois Wesleyan University Sexual Harassment  Policy  or the Student, Staff, and Faculty Handbooks. Library staff may remove content that is harmful, offensive, discriminatory, or that otherwise violates campus  policies  and codes of conduct.

Out of courtesy for other library users, unattended  whiteboards  may be erased periodically at the discretion of library staff. Although library staff will try to honor requests to save  whiteboard  content until a specified date (for no longer than 3 total days), we cannot guarantee that the content will be saved and not erased during that period.