27 Nov, 2018 → by ClaimboUser522911
Silver Spring No Business Leaflet Policy
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The rumor big government supports big business is somewhat true. They claim to support arts and culture but they will not let small business put postcards or leaflets in the kiosk area except for Levine Music. Its not as if they lack space! They have two round kiosks with plenty of racks for leaflets and flyers, plus two tables. Yet i see their staff coming out and emptying the racks arbitrarily. Today i placed some post card sized leaflets for a new educational company I work for. All of them were gone a few hours later. I asked a staff person who in a very brusque manner said anything for profit did not belong unless approved per the rules. Nothing is stamped so how could one tell? I said small businesses need all the help they can get these days. Then i pointed at a stack of leaflets advertising a bead bazaar store and asked her if those had been approved. The library staff woman snatched the whole stack of them off the rack saying, no they werent. Upon inquiring with the branch manager he said yes they get thrown away. I said it was infuriorating this library advertises SCORE counseling yet it wont allow small businesses (except Levine) to place flyers newsletters notices postcards or leaflets?!? Its the rules said a circulation staff person who grabbed my leaflets from me as if to make for the garbage can with them. They are the blind law worshippers of Les Miserables! Small businesses are barely able to stay open but these hoofers probably spend all their dollars at corporate franchises and take grant money from them too. They are blind and batty and corporate!