PATRON BEHAVIOR POLICY

            The Kellyville Public Library is dedicated to providing a warm, welcoming and safe environment for people of all ages.  Sharing this environment with other people requires that all follow the Rules for Public Behavior on Library Property.

The Library Director and other staff members shall have the responsibility for enforcing discipline on the library premises.

 The Library Director or staff will determine when behavior is inappropriate on the library premises.

            The following kinds of behavior will not be allowed on the library premises:

1.       any behavior that endangers the safety or health of themselves or  others;

2.        violation of any local, state or federal law within the library;

3.       vandalism or deliberate destruction of library material or property;

 4.       theft of library material or the personal property of other patrons or  staff              members;

 5.       disruption of library procedures;

 6.       use of abusive language or other harassing behavior towards other patrons or the staff;

 7.       use of the library for inappropriate purposes; sleeping, soliciting by outside agencies, etc.;

 8.       loud talking, laughing or other noise which disturbs or could disturb other patrons;

 9.       skateboarding or roller blading on premises;

 10.  smoking, eating or drinking in the library or using any tobacco  products;

 11.  other kinds of behavior deemed inappropriate by the Library Director      and staff;

 12.    no pets (except seeing-eye dogs);

 13.    no weapons.

PROCEDURE:

1.      Warning – In most cases, patrons that are behaving inappropriately in the library will be given one warning and asked to behave in an appropriate manner.

2.      Expulsion – Persons who refuse to behave more appropriately after one warning will be asked to leave the library premises.

3.      Calling the police – In cases where a patron poses a clear danger to themselves or others, or where they deliberately violate the law, or when they refuse to leave the library premises after being asked to leave by the director or staff member, the director or staff member will call the police.  Staff should be sure to document these and other serious incidents.

4.      Barring – Patrons who regularly behave inappropriately on the library premises may be barred by the library director and will not be allowed to re-enter the building or grounds.

Adopted March 25, 2003

                           Interlibrary Loan Policy

 The library will place interlibrary loan request on the interlibrary loan network for resident library card holders.  The library charges $ 3.00 for each request to help cover the increasing costs of postage for such request.  If the potential lending library cannot loan the book, the fee charged for postage will be refunded to the patron.  Likewise, if a book requested is unavailable on the interlibrary loan system for any reason.  The postage fee will be refunded to the patron.  A maximum of 2 items may be on request at any one time by a family.  Fines, replacement costs & renewals are governed by the lending library (and our library).

 Interlibrary loan requests will not be made for patrons having overdue materials or owing fines.

 Patrons who violate the Interlibrary loan privileges and have overdue interlibrary loan materials will be subject to possible suspension of library privileges. 

Lost or damaged interlibrary loan materials will result in suspension of library privileges.

 Late fees, replacement costs and all other charges from the lending library will be charged.

KELLYVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY

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Last modified: 05/05/03