A forum is defined as place, meeting or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue are exchanged.
The intent of the policy is to provide that the selected flags serve as a government forum for expression of the library’s mission, values or official sentiments, rather than an open forum for the public. The Arlington Heights Memorial flag policy, which was not reviewed by an advising attorney, would permit any flag chosen by the library board “as an expression of the library’s mission, values or official sentiments” in addition to the US flag, the official State of Illinois flag, and the official Village of Arlington Heights flag.
