Library to Pay Portion of Legal Settlement Over Meeting Room Policy

The city of Portage, WI has been sued over the local library\’s refusal to let a group use their meeting room. The library was forced to pay for a portion of the settlement. Those who filed the suit weren\’t after monetary damages, but rather, a change to the library\’s meeting room policy. Since the suit was filed, libraries across the state of Wisconsin have begun updating their policies. The library in Portage will no longer refuse to allow meetings to be held in the meeting room based solely on content.More