Policies and Information

To ensure the comfort and safety of all patrons at the library, the following activities are PROHIBITED within the library.

• Leaving children of  6 years of age or less unattended by an adult.

• Possession of any weapon.

• Disruptive behavior.

• Vandalism or theft of library property.

• Possession of any controlled substance.

• Smoking

• Eating or Drinking

• Animals (except service animals).

• Disruptive cell phone conversations and rings.

• Soliciting, selling, peddling, vending or advertising of goods and services.

• Signature gathering.

• Bringing bicycles inside the library.

• Use of skateboards or roller blades on library grounds.

• Remaining inside library after closing time.

Persons may be asked to leave and/or have library privileges suspended. Local law enforcement may be called as necessary. 

All users are required to sign up for a block of time prior to use. You may call the library in advance to schedule your time.

ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18 MUST HAVE A PARENT OR GUARDIAN WITH THEM WHEN THEY REGISTER TO USE THE COMPUTERS. The library will attach a sticker to the back of your library card when you register. All computer users under 18 must show this sticker to staff before they will be allowed to use the computers.

It is NOT library policy to monitor Internet use. Parents should be aware their children can access potentially offensive material on the Internet. Computers in the Children's area are equipped with filtering software, but it is the Parent's responsibility to monitor computer and Internet access.

Library staff do not provide training on computer or software use. They can provide a limited amount of help with actual problems. Lane Community College offers computer classes in Elmira and the library has some limited documentation available at the front desk.

Computer use is limited to 2 patrons per machine.

The following are forbidden and may result in the loss of privilege to use the computers in the library

• Installation of any software on library computers

• Using modem to place long distance calls

• Saving data on library computer drives

• Using library computers to play non-educational games

• Accessing or altering operating system software or hardware

Reference CDs are available for checkout desk. There is a 2 hour time limit and 1 CD per patron at a time. See the black notebook by the checkout desk for a list of what is available.

MATERIALS DONATION POLICY 2007

Nothing over 5 years old and all items must be in GOOD condition.

Exceptions may include: regional history, classics, and items popular or specific to the area.

The library reserves the right to use or dispose of all donated items as needed.

A receipt will be given to the donor upon request, listing type and number of items donated.

Books:

·        NO moldy or dirty items

·        NO badly battered items

·        NO textbooks

·        NO Readers Digest Condensed books

·        Dust jackets preferred

·        Health, Science, Geography books within 5 years of current date only

Computer related items:

·        NO CD-ROMs / Disks / Equipment accepted

·        NO computer related books over 3 years old

Videos / Cassettes / CDs / DVDs:

·        Must be in good condition

·        With dust jackets in Original Packaging

Magazines:

·        Within 1 years   

·        Must have covers

·        NO catalogs

ALL OTHER – NON-CASH DONATIONS:

Must be approved in advance by the Director, who cannot accept donations for which Board-appointed committees have jurisdiction.  The donor may appeal the Director’s decision to the Board.  Staff or Volunteers cannot give approval of acceptance for these.