Board Policy – Advertising

Policy Statement

Fraser Valley Regional Library (the Library) may advertise on its premises events and activities of a cultural, educational, or community oriented nature.

Scope

All advertising opportunities within the Library's purview.

Terms

All advertising and promotion within the Library will comply with the mission, vision values and strategic plan of the Library.

The acceptance of advertising by the Library is not an endorsement of a product or service.

As space is limited, it may not be possible to display all materials that are acceptable under this policy at a given time. The Library will display and distribute materials in appropriate locations for a limited time, subject to the availability of space.

FVRL does not offer a preferred supplier policy for commercial advertising or sponsorships.

FVRL does not offer direct website commercial advertising with the exception of programs or services presented in partnership with FVRL.

The Library does not have any obligation to accept any advertising submitted.

Acceptable forms of advertising to be considered include:

  • In-library distribution of non-commercial materials
  • Affiliate programs
  • Government grants or funds
  • External program or project partnerships, where the Library sponsors, partners with, or contributes to programs or projects of other organizations.
  • Advertising targeted to children in the following categories: Books or other material in the Library’s collections, government advertisements, and public service announcements.

The Library will not accept the following types of advertising content:

  • Advertising that detracts from the Library’s public image or could place the Library at the centre of a controversy or sensitive issue;
  • Advertising that is considered of questionable taste, or which in the Library’s direction is considered irritating in its style, content, or method of presentation.
  • Advertising that is partisan or political in nature;
  • The promotion of religious beliefs or convictions;
  • Personal ads and notices, and notices of items for sale or rent;
  • The promotion of tobacco, cannabis and alcohol companies and products.
  • The promotion of surveys, pledges, forms or petitions.
  • Fundraising, unless otherwise agreed upon though consultation with the Library;
  • Commercial advertising primarily targeted to children, including but not limited to the commercial advertising of food and beverages directed to children.

Charities and Community Organizations

The sale of items or services inside the Library is limited to fundraising activities directly related to the library or to the Friends of the Library.

While inside the Library, customers may not be approached and asked to participate in any fundraising or sales event unless such activity is directly related to the library or to the Friends of the Library. In such cases, requests may be made but only in a general way to a group attending a library-sponsored program.