Code of Conduct:
The following are not permitted on the library premises:
- food, beverages, eating or drinking
- smoking
- sleeping
- playing audio equipment at a level where others can hear it
- carrying a firearm or any item brought into the library for the purpose of use as a weapon (except for law enforcement officers)
- bringing animals into the library except those needed to assist a disabled patron, or as part of a library program
- bringing rollerblades, bicycles, scooters or skateboards inside the building
- misusing the restrooms (i.e. as a laundry or bathing facility)
- talking loudly, making noise or engaging in any other behavior that is disruptive to other patrons
- talking in areas posted as "quiet study" or "no talking"
- interfering with another person's use of the library, or with library personnel's performance of their duties
- using the ringer function on cell phones, or using cell phones in areas other than the lobbies
- throwing objects
- gambling
- conducting unapproved one-on-one meetings for anything other than educational or library related purposes
- being inappropriately attired (e.g. shoeless, shirtless).
Refusal to comply with the above regulations, when brought to a patron's attention by an employee of the library, or continued violation of these provisions shall result in expulsion and/or loss of library privileges.
Persons who (a) damage or alter library property (including materials and equipment); (b) steal library materials; (c) physically harm staff or patrons or (d) threaten, harass, or verbally abuse staff or patrons shall have library privileges revoked and are subject to prosecution.
