PARENTS TAKE NOTE!!

 

The library has encountered difficulties pertaining particularly to use of the facility by some middle and high school students.  Recently, the hours immediately after school dismissal and into the evening have seen a large number of youth who are behaving in a disruptive manner.  This behavior is unacceptable and causes other library users distraction as they attempt to legitimately use the facility. 

The Library Board of Trustees, Library Staff and Township Officials hereby request that parents and guardians immediately educate their children in the proper use of a library.  Any child that violates the behaviors outlined in the Rules of  Library Conduct will become subject to police authority. Parents or guardians will be required to negotiate with the police department for custody of the child.

We welcome anyone who respects our facility and the rights of others who seek our services.  

We strive to provide a peaceful environment for our members who wish to work, study and conduct quiet conversations in the library. Please see the following links for guidelines for expected behavior in the library.

Rules for Conduct in Libraries

 Internet Access Procedures

Letter to Parents

RULES OF CONDUCT FOR LIBRARIES

THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES ARE IN VIOLATION OF LIBRARY RULES:

1. Eating in areas outside the café and drinking from containers without lids, except at library approved activities.
2. Sleeping.
3. Playing of audio equipment so that others can hear
4. Bringing animals into the library except for bona-fide service animals or by pre-arrangement with the Library Director.
5. Misusing the restrooms (i.e. using as a laundry or washing facility)
6. Leaving a child under the age of 8 unattended in the library without the supervision of an adult
7. Talking loudly, making noise, or engaging in other disruptive conduct
8. Interfering with another person’s use of the library or with library personnel’s performance of their duties
9. Solicitation
10. Personal grooming, including hair and nail care, outside of restrooms.

SHOES AND SHIRTS MUST BE WORN.

THE FOLLOWING BEHAVIORS ARE IN VIOLATION OF LIBRARY RULES AND MAY ALSO RESULT IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTION:

1. Smoking
2. Carrying a weapon into the library by persons other than law enforcement officers
3. Damaging library property
4. Theft or unauthorized use of library materials
5. Threatening or physically harming staff or patrons

VIOLATIONS OF LIBRARY RULES WILL RESULT IN A WARNING FOLLOWED BY EXPULSION FROM THE LIBRARY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. REPEATED VIOLATIONS OVER A PERIOD OF MORE THAN TWO DAYS MAY RESULT IN EXPULSION FROM THE LIBRARY FOR A LONGER PERIOD. AN APPEAL PROCESS FOR LONG-TERM EXPULSION IS AVAILABLE.

Adopted by the NJLA Executive Board, December 15, 1992

Adopted by the Willingboro Public Library Board of Trustees, March 8, 1995

Revised by the Willingboro Public Library Board of Trustees, Sept. 21, 2016

INTERNET ACCESS USAGE PROCEDURES

Willingboro Public Library
  The library is pleased to offer free access to the Internet, a global electronic network which provides dynamic information resources.  The Internet is provided to supplement sources found here in the library.  Our librarians can always help you determine whether the most appropriate source to find the specific information you need is a book, e-book, periodical, or the Internet.

 Please follow the procedures listed below to insure availability for all:

• Internet access is available during the Library's regular hours of operation.
• Twenty-two dedicated computers are currently provided for 30-minute Internet sessions.  Fourteen are in the reference section; four in the young adult room; four in the children’s room. 
• To use the Internet, you must use the PC Reservation System near the Reference Desk for the adult and YA computers; near the Children’s Desk for the children’s computers.
• A Willingboro Public Library card number is required to use the internet. Adults not eligible for free borrowers’ cards may obtain a free web-only card. Children not eligible for free borrowers’ cards may obtain web-only cards with the permission of a parent or guardian.
• Library staff will not look up the card number for persons without picture ID.
• Adults from out of the area may present identification with an address to obtain one 30-minute session per day. Unaccompanied young people under 18 from out of the area are not given this privilege since we do not have the consent of their parent or guardian.
• Adults must accompany any children under 8 in using a library computer. Children’s room computers are reserved for children, or adults supervising children, after 2 p.m.
• You are permitted to sign up for one 30-minute session at a time.  If no others are waiting, your session may be extended. If you require more time, please speak to someone at the Reference Desk.
• Installation of your own software on any library computer is not permitted. 
• Any downloads or files saved to the hard drives of our PCs will be deleted when the PCs shut down. We recommend that you save your work by sending it to your e-mail or saving it on a USB drive, which may be purchased at the circulation desk.
•  If you wish to print, you must pay $1 per sheet for color printing or $.25 per sheet for black and white printing. Be sure to do a print preview before printing. No refunds will be given for printed pages. The print job will be released when payment is made at the cash register at the Circulation Desk. 
•  Remember though we use a virus checker on the Internet access computers, no computer is immune from viruses. You should be aware that there is the possibility that files downloaded may contain a virus. 
• Library staff will get you started with basic instruction but cannot offer extensive individual training. Classes are offered regularly in the Computer Center.  Please check the monthly schedule. 
•  The library reserves the right to terminate a session if inappropriate use of the computer occurs. 

Revised 12/15