General Library Policies  Revised 6/04

The Library has several general policies in place in order to protect our collections and equipment and to provide a comfortable environment in which to work.

• In order to protect our collections and equipment, eating, drinking, and smoking are not allowed in the Library.

• Cell phones and pagers should be turned off or set to vibrate.  Please make or receive calls in stairwells or outside the Library.

• If you see damaged library materials, please bring them to a library employee. Please do not attempt to repair the item. Help us preserve items in the collection, many of which are out-of-print and irreplaceable, by keeping food and beverages away from them and protecting them from rain or snow. If you need to mark your place in a book, please use a slip of paper; please do not use pens or other objects as placeholders as they may damage the pages and binding.

• Theft of library materials is a major offense. Any person suspected of, or witnessed in the act of, theft or mutilation of library materials is subject to disciplinary action. That person will be held financially accountable for replacement (cost of item plus processing fees) of missing or damaged materials.