Martinsburg Community Library Behavior Policy
General Statement
To allow all patrons of the Martinsburg Community Library to use its facility to the fullest extent during regularly scheduled hours, the Library Board of Trustees has adopted the following rules and regulations:
Patrons shall:
· Engage in activities consistent with the use of a public library.
· Respect the rights of other library users and staff
Patrons shall not:
· Consume food or beverage unless provided at library functions/programs
· Sleep in the library.
· Smoke, or use tobacco or tobacco products.
· Enter the building without shirt or shoes.
· Interfere with the employees’ performance or their duties.
· Deface or damage library property.
· Use loud abusive, threatening or obscene language.
· Tamper with, alter or damage computer hardware and/or software.
· Interfere with the use of the library by others or behave in such a manner, which is a health or safety hazard.
· Outside solicitation is prohibited
Any patron not abiding by these or other library policies may be required to leave the library premises. Failure to comply could result in a charge of defiant trespass or disorderly conduct. Library employees are instructed to contact local police if deemed necessary. Any patron who violates these rules and regulations may be denied the privilege access to the library.
A patron whose library privileges have been denied may have the decision reviewed by the Library Board of Directors.
Adopted 11/17/14
General Statement
To allow all patrons of the Martinsburg Community Library to use its facility to the fullest extent during regularly scheduled hours, the Library Board of Trustees has adopted the following rules and regulations:
Patrons shall:
· Engage in activities consistent with the use of a public library.
· Respect the rights of other library users and staff
Patrons shall not:
· Consume food or beverage unless provided at library functions/programs
· Sleep in the library.
· Smoke, or use tobacco or tobacco products.
· Enter the building without shirt or shoes.
· Interfere with the employees’ performance or their duties.
· Deface or damage library property.
· Use loud abusive, threatening or obscene language.
· Tamper with, alter or damage computer hardware and/or software.
· Interfere with the use of the library by others or behave in such a manner, which is a health or safety hazard.
· Outside solicitation is prohibited
Any patron not abiding by these or other library policies may be required to leave the library premises. Failure to comply could result in a charge of defiant trespass or disorderly conduct. Library employees are instructed to contact local police if deemed necessary. Any patron who violates these rules and regulations may be denied the privilege access to the library.
A patron whose library privileges have been denied may have the decision reviewed by the Library Board of Directors.
Adopted 11/17/14