Circulation Policy
Library materials may be loaned to registered patrons for a two-week period and may be renewed in person or by telephone twice, except new magazines and reserved items.
Videos, DVDs, and certain reference materials will be loaned for one week with no renewals.
Overdue materials will be subject to fines at a rate of five cents per day for books and magazines and twenty five cents per day for media materials.
Materials in great demand may be recalled by the Librarian. Such materials shall be returned by a designated time, or the patron will be fined.
Library materials cannot be taken from the Library except during regular Library hours (for example, not during off hours meetings, etc).
Patrons will be called if materials are overdue. After two calls a bill will be sent.
Patrons will be charged replacement costs plus a $4.50 service charge for any material that is lost or damaged.
All overdue or damaged materials must be returned or paid for before additional materials can be loaned to the patron.
Appropriate Library Behavior
In order to maintain a safe and pleasant environment for all customers, the following policies have been adopted:
- Handle Library materials carefully
- Observe normal rules of courteous behavior.
- Speak quietly, keep noise levels low.
Policies Regarding Children
The responsibility for the safety and behavior of children in the Library rests with the parent or caregiver, not with Library personnel.
The Library does not provide care or supervision of children, except to the extent needed to uphold Library rules of conduct and use, and does not accept responsibility for such care.
Caregivers must be at least 14 years old and are responsible for younger children in their care.
Children must stay within sight of the accompanying adult/caregiver at all times.
Parents or legal guardians are responsible for their children's use of the internet. Anyone under 18 years of age will be required to have a parent's or guardian's signature on the Internet User Registration Form.
Children, like all other Library patrons, are expected to help maintain a safe and pleasant Library environment.
The Library is not responsible for children outside the building who are waiting for transportation or socializing.
Children must be picked up promptly when the Library closes. Staff will call for police assistance for any child left beyond closing time.
The Library reserves the right to withhold privileges from any patron, regardless of age, who habitually disregards policies.
Statewide Library System Library User Records & Confidentiality
I. Library records which contain the names or other personal identifying information regarding the users of public libraries shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except as provided in paragraph II. Such records include, but are not limited to, library information systems and archival records related to the circulation and use of library materials or services.
II. Records described in paragraph I may be disclosed to the extent necessary for the proper operation of such libraries and shall be disclosed upon request by or consent of the user or pursuant to subpoena, court order, or where otherwise required by the Patriot Act or other statutes.
III. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any library from releasing statistical information and other data regarding the circulation or use of library materials provided, however, that the identity of the users of such library materials shall be considered confidential and shall not be disclosed to the general public except as provided in paragraph I.
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