Health & Safety

Health & Safety

It is the responsibility of the Library to maintain a healthy and clean environment for everyone and to protect the taxpayer’s investment in Library collections, equipment, and property. In order to fulfill this responsibility, the Library may restrict a patron’s ability to borrow materials and/or to visit Library facilities when such use may jeopardize the health and cleanliness of Library facilities, collections, and patrons.

Examples of situations where borrowing of materials may be suspended include, but are not limited to:

• Evidence that items on loan to a patron may have been returned with insects that are known to be damaging to library materials, e.g. roaches, silverfish and some types of beetles
• Evidence that items on loan to a patron may have been returned with insects that can result in pest infestations in library facilities, e.g. bed bugs or roaches

Examples of situations where access to Library facilities may be suspended include, but not be limited to:

• Patrons or patron possessions with fleas, lice, or bed bugs
• Patrons with clothing that is stained with urine or feces

Should it become necessary to suspend Library privileges of a patron in order to protect Library collections, facilities or other patrons, notification of the suspension will be made. Access to facilities and borrowing will be restored when the suspended patron demonstrates that the situation that caused the loss of privileges has been remediated.