Rules of Conduct
The following rules of conduct, approved by the Library Board of Trustees, are designed to protect the rights and ensure the safety of Library patrons and staff and preserve Library materials, equipment and facilities.
Please Be Safe and Courteous:
To maintain safety and manage risk, the Library reserves the right to:
Please Be Safe and Courteous:
- Observe quiet and refrain from any vulgar or threatening language or behavior
- Leave tobacco products, beverages, and food outside Library buildings
- Stay with children under age 8 at all times
- Socialize and use cell phones in common areas (the foyer, display and movie/music areas) to avoid disturbing others
- Move with safety: do not run or climb on furniture, desks, or shelving
- Refrain from using skate boards and in-line skates in Library buildings or on Library property
- Sleeping is prohibited
- Wear shirts and shoes
- Take care of hygiene needs elsewhere: don’t use public restrooms to bathe or wash clothes
- Refrain from soliciting inside the library or panhandling (aside from exceptions outlined in the Solicitation Policy)
- Leave pets outside the building, except those used in Library programming or service animals
- Leave handguns and weapons outside the Library building locked in a motor vehicle; concealed handguns are prohibited unless locked in a motor vehicle or in the process of being locked in a motor vehicle (see Ohio Revised Code Section 2923.12 and related other sections)
- Abide by all local ordinances, and state and federal laws
- Keep furniture in its original location and condition
To maintain safety and manage risk, the Library reserves the right to:
- Request inspection of all bags, purses, briefcases, packages, etc. for library material, equipment, or concealed weapons.
- Ask police to search a person, given adequate cause for suspicion of theft of materials, equipment, or concealed weapons.
- Prosecute for illegal acts performed on library property.