Please note: The new policy will be effective January 2, 2013
For a printable copy of the Community Room Policy please use the link below.
The LaGrange County Public Library is very proud to have available a community room for the public to use. The community room is available on equal terms to all groups in the county, regardless of the individual beliefs and affiliations of their members. The facility is available to non-profit county, civic, educational, informational, recreational, and cultural organizations without charge.
Groups cannot use the room more than one day per week and only twice a month, unless approved by the director. The community room is not available on Sunday or holidays unless approved by the director. Out of county groups cannot use the room without the director’s approval.
Granting permission to use the library facilities does not constitute an endorsement by the library staff or library board of the users or their beliefs and any misrepresentation of this fact will result in the loss of library use privileges for the offending group. Use of the premises may be terminated at any time if the conduct of the group, or any member of the group, is disruptive to library service, abusive, or dangerous to the building, library materials, exhibits, furnishings, or individuals in the building. Any group or individual who advertises an event to be held at the Community Room is required to include the following disclaimer in their advertisements:
DISCLAIMER: Granting permission to use the library facilities does not constitute an endorsement by the library staff or library board of the users or their beliefs.Since library-sponsored events take precedence, events scheduled in the Community Room may be cancelled if the room is needed for a library event. This will be done at least 4 weeks prior to the scheduled event, and library staff will contact the group representative.
Reservation requests may be made in person or via telephone. No reservation will be finalized without a signed Community Room Agreement Form and payment of the required deposit. Any library equipment needed should be reserved when reserving the room.
Groups using the Community Room will be expected to arrange the chairs and tables to suit their own needs. Library staff will not set-up the room. Following the meeting, all chairs must be stacked, tables wiped off and folded down, food and beverages removed, spills cleaned, trash removed to dumpster, foyer and bathrooms picked up.
A normal noise level and appropriate conduct will be expected of groups utilizing the facility. Parents/guardians are responsible for providing supervision for children before, during, and after any functions.
Each entity that reserves library space assumes full responsibility for compliance with this policy and for any damage incurred resulting from the use of the facilities. Abuse of the facilities, or violation of this policy will be sufficient cause to deny further use and will result in forfeiture of the $50 security deposit.
The library does not assume any responsibility for the security of personal items.
Fees:
Non-profit organizations-
no fee, $75 security deposit required
For-profit organizations- $50 fee
(plus sales tax of $3.50), $75 security deposit required
Policy violations/damages-
$75 minimum up to cost of damages and “not in good standing” status which
may prevent future Community Room use.
Security Deposit-
the security deposit will be returned in full after the event it the conditions
of this policy have been met
Food and Drink Rules:
No smoking is allowed in any LaGrange County Public Library facility or on the grounds.
Alcoholic beverages are prohibited!
Kitchenette and appliances are available but must be cleaned thoroughly after use. Groups must bring their own supplies (food, tableware, flatware, dish cloths, towels, etc.).
All spills and accidents must be immediately cleaned.
Keys:
Keys will open the interior door, both exterior doors, and the cleaning closet located between the men's and women's restrooms.
Keys are made available when the Community Room is in use after regular library hours.
Failure to return a key will result in the need to re-key the entire area. The cost of this procedure will be passed on the person who signed for the Community Room.
Trash Removal:
The party responsible for
the event must take the trash with him/her when leaving. If more than on
bag of trash is left in the Community Room after an event, $25 of the security
deposit will be deducted to cover the cost.
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de la izquierda. Computer Use Policy
The LaGrange County Public Library system offers free
Internet access for the purposes of education, information, recreation, and
research.
Filtering:
(Per CIPA- Children’s Internet Protection Act Requirements)
The LaGrange County Public Library implements filtering
software in an attempt to keep inappropriate materials from minors.
However, no filtering technology exists that blocks all access to speech that is
obscene, child pornography, or other materials deemed harmful to minors.
Librarians cannot override this filtering process due to the library’s ongoing
responsibility for the protection of minors.
Patrons may request that a webpage be unblocked for a
‘single sitting’. The library IT supervisor will review the request, and base a
decision on current blocking methods.
The LaGrange County Public Library does not guarantee
that public access computers will be available when the Library is open.
All Public access computers are subject to down time and the library shall not
be liable for any direct or indirect, incidental or consequential damages
(including the loss of data or profits) sustained or incurred in connection with
the use, operations, or inability to use the system.
A patron will be denied the use of
public access computers in the following circumstances:
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If the patron, and/or the minors for whom the patron is responsible, have
accumulated un-paid library fines of $10.00 or more.
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Library privileges have been revoked for any reason.
The internet and its available resources contain a wide
variety of material and opinions from many points of view. Some sites
accessible via the Internet may contain material that is inaccurate, defamatory,
illegal, or potentially offensive to some people. Users are responsible
for determining that information they access is acceptable, reliable, and
suitable to their needs.
Staff and board members of the LaGrange County Public
Library shall not be responsible for any user or patron’s use, or inability to
use, the public access computers or resources located at the library. Any
user or patron who uses a public access computer agrees to abide by all library
computer use policies, guidelines, and procedures, and releases the library
staff and board from any and all claims which may arise from the use of said
computers.
All users are subject to applicable local, state, and
federal statutes.
Damages:
The user
agrees to reimburse the library for any damage to library equipment or software
caused by the user or any children in the user's care.
Patron
Usage:
Patrons may
use the public access computers two hours per day. Computers may be
reserved in advance; otherwise, they will be assigned on a first-come,
first-served basis.
If there are no other
patrons waiting to access a computer, a user may have up to three hours total
daily computer access.
During
periods of high demand for public access
computers, the library reserves the right to decrease the amount of time from
two
hours to one hour. During these
times a posting will be displayed at the check-out desks, stating that this rule
is in effect.
Non-Patrons
must sign in at the front desk before they will be logged onto a computer.
Patrons with library cards can simply swipe their card and enter their pin
number to access the public computers.
All computer stations will automatically
shut down fifteen (15) minutes before the library closes. Library staff cannot
override this option, Patrons are responsible for saving any unfinished work
prior to the public access computers shutting down.
Patrons will only receive a three (3) minute on-screen warning.
Saving
files:
Patrons may
save files to floppy disks, or USB flash
thumb drives. Saving to the hard drive is strictly prohibited.
Patrons may use their own disks or they may purchase blank floppy disks at the
main circulation desk.
Cost for
printed material:
Black-and-white printouts – 15 cents per page.
Color
printouts – 30 cents per page. (A
printout will be considered “color” if it contains any colors other than black
and white or gray scale.)
Users must
pay for anything they print. If
users are not sure how to print their intended materials, it is the
users’ responsibility to seek help from a staff member.
Minors:
The
responsible party of minor children is accountable for the internet use and
activities of their children, whether or not the responsible party is with the
child at the time.
Minors aged seven (7) and under must be accompanied by
responsible party while using the Internet.
Adults who
use the library's computers must supervise any children in their care. The
library staff will not be responsible
for un-attended children. Adults may borrow books and puzzles from the
Children's Department to entertain children while the adult uses the computer.
If, in the estimation of staff, a child (or children) becomes unruly or causes a
disturbance, the accompanying adult will be asked to correct the behavior.
If the child's behavior continues to be a problem, both the adult and the child
will be asked to leave the library premises.
Security:
Users are
reminded that information transmitted over the Internet may not be secure,
and may be readable by third parties.
Users are strongly discouraged from sending personal or financial information
over the internet and do so at their own risk.
Users are
also reminded that information they leave in the memory banks of the library's
computers can be accessed by other users and should be considered public.
The library
will not release information on the use of specific Internet resources accessed
by members of the public except as required by law or necessary for the proper
operation of the library.
Wireless Access:
The library
provides wireless access at all branches excluding the Bookmobile.
In order to
use the library’s wireless network, connections must be 802.1b, 802.1g, or
802.1n compatible.
The library
makes no guarantee that you will be able to make a wireless connection. If you
need assistance, we recommend that you contact the manufacturers of your laptop
hardware and software.
Unacceptable Use:
The LaGrange
County Public Library whole-heartedly supports the constitutional right to free
speech; however, not all forms of speech can be appropriately or legally
supplied by a taxpayer-supported entity such as a public library. By
accepting this agreement, the user is responsible to abide by the library's
definitions of acceptable use.
The LaGrange
County Public Library considers the following
(but not limited to) to be
unacceptable use of public resources:
·
Any illegal
activity or the promotion thereof; this includes--but is not limited
to--hacking, copyright infringement, creation or distribution of malicious
programming, etc.
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Display,
dissemination, or printing of nudity, obscenity, pornography, or otherwise
sexually explicit or abusive graphics or text.
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Harassment,
slander, libel, or otherwise abusive, malicious, or threatening behavior.
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Broadcasting
or otherwise mass distributing unsolicited material.
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Gambling.
·
Representing
yourself as someone else or misrepresenting your age; this includes giving
someone else's e-mail address as your own.
Sanctions:
1. Any user
who violates this agreement will receive a warning and have their Internet
privileges revoked for one week.
2. Any user
who violates this agreement a second time will have their Internet privileges
revoked for thirty days.
3. Any user
who violates this agreement for a third time will have their Internet privileges
permanently revoked.
4. Any user
who uses a library computer for illegal activities will have their Internet
privileges permanently revoked. Evidence of illegal activities will be
reported to the proper authorities.
INDIANA
CODE, 35-49-3-3 Dissemination of matter or conducting
performance harmful to minors
Sec. 3. A
person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1)
disseminates matter to minors that is harmful to minors;
(2) displays
matter that is harmful to minors in an area to which minors have visual,
auditory, or physical access, unless each minor is accompanied by his parent or
guardian;
(3) sells or
displays for sale to any person matter that is harmful to minors within five
hundred (500) feet of the nearest property line of a school or church;
(4) engages
in or conducts a performance before minors that is harmful to minors;
(5) engages
in or conducts a performance that is harmful to minors in an area to which
minors have visual, auditory, or physical access, unless each minor is
accompanied by his parent or guardian;
(6)
misrepresents his age for the purpose of obtaining admission to an area from
which minors are restricted because of the display of matter or a performance
that is harmful to minors; or
(7)
misrepresents that he is a parent or guardian of a minor for the purpose of
obtaining admission of the minor to an area where minors are being restricted
because of display of matter or performance that is harmful to minors;commits a
Class D felony.
INDIANA
CODE, 35-50-2-7 Class D felony
Sec. 7. (a) A
person who commits a Class D felony shall be imprisoned for a fixed term of one
and one-half (1½) years, with not more than one and one-half (1½) years added
for aggravating circumstances or not more than one (1) year subtracted for
mitigating circumstances. In addition, he may be fined not more than ten
thousand dollars ($10,000).
El condado de LaGrange sistema
de la Biblioteca Pública ofrece acceso gratuito a Internet para los fines de la
educación y la investigación.
La Internet y sus recursos disponibles contienen una amplia
variedad de material y las opiniones de muchos puntos de vista.. Algunos sitios
accesibles a través de Internet pueden contener material que es inexacto,
difamatorio, ilegal, o potencialmente ofensivo para algunas personas.. Los
usuarios son responsables de determinar que la información que el acceso es
aceptable, confiable y adecuada a sus necesidades.
La Biblioteca del Condado LaGrange no garantiza que las
computadoras de acceso público estará disponible cuando la biblioteca esté
abierta.. Todos los ordenadores de acceso público están sujetos a tiempo de
inactividad y la Biblioteca no se hace responsable de los daños directos o
indirectos, incidentales o consecuentes (incluyendo la pérdida de datos o de
beneficios) sufridos o incurridos en conexión con el uso, las operaciones, o la
imposibilidad de usar el sistema.
Los clientes se les negará
el uso de dos computadoras de acceso público y de red inalámbrica de la
biblioteca en las siguientes circunstancias:
El patrón
o
los menores de edad para los cuales el patrón es responsable de haber acumulado
no remunerados multas de la biblioteca de $ 10.00 o más.
La Biblioteca del Condado
LaGrange implementa el software de filtrado en un intento de mantener los
materiales inadecuados de menores de edad. Sin embargo, no existe tecnología de
filtrado de bloqueo que impida el acceso al discurso que la pornografía es
obscena, infantil u otros materiales perjudiciales para los menores.
Los bibliotecarios no
pueden reemplazar este proceso de filtrado, debido a la responsabilidad de las
bibliotecas en curso para la protección de los menores. Los usuarios pueden
solicitar y llenar una "Solicitud de Patrón para un cambio de filtrado de
Internet" formulario si desea solicitar una página web pueden agregar o quitar.
El personal de la Biblioteca revisará la solicitud y la base de una decisión
sobre los actuales métodos de bloqueo.
Los miembros del personal y la Junta de la Biblioteca
Pública del Condado LaGrange no será responsable de cualquier patrón o el uso
del usuario, o imposibilidad de uso, las computadoras de acceso público o de los
recursos ubicados en la biblioteca. Cualquier usuario o cliente que usa una
computadora de acceso público se compromete a respetar todas las políticas de
uso de la biblioteca de ordenador, directrices y procedimientos, y libera el
personal de la biblioteca y comida de todas las reclamaciones que puedan
derivarse de su uso de dichos equipos. Los usuarios están sujetas a las leyes
locales, estatales y federales.
Damages:
Daños y perjuicios:
El usuario se compromete a reembolsar a la biblioteca
de cualquier daño a los equipos de biblioteca o de software causado por el
usuario o cualquiera de sus hijos en el cuidado del usuario.
Límites de tiempo:
Los usuarios pueden utilizar las computadoras de acceso público dos horas por
día. Las computadoras pueden ser reservados con antelación, de lo contrario, se
le asignará por orden de llegada, hasta completar aforo. Si no hay otros
clientes que esperan tener acceso a un ordenador, un usuario puede tener hasta
tres horas el acceso total diario de la computadora. Durante periodos de alta
demanda de ordenadores de acceso público, la biblioteca se reserva el derecho a
disminuir la cantidad de tiempo de dos horas a una hora. Durante estos tiempos
un anuncio aparecerá en los mostradores de check-out, indicando que esta norma
está en vigor.
Todas
las estaciones de la computadora se apagará automáticamente 15 minutos antes de
que la biblioteca cierra.
Personal de la
biblioteca no puede anular esta opción; Los clientes son responsables de salvar
cualquier trabajo inacabado antes de las computadoras de acceso público
cerrando.
Los clientes sólo recibirá
una advertencia
de 3
minutos.
Guardar archivos:
Los usuarios pueden guardar archivos en disquetes,
discos ZIP
o USB memorias USB flash.
Guardar en el disco duro está estrictamente prohibido. Los usuarios pueden
utilizar sus propios discos o pueden comprar los discos en blanco en el
mostrador principal de circulación.
La Biblioteca del Condado LaGrange de todo corazón apoya el derecho
constitucional a la libertad de expresión, sin embargo, no todas las formas de
discurso puede ser apropiada o legalmente suministrada por una entidad apoyada
por los contribuyentes, tales como una biblioteca pública. Al firmar este
acuerdo, el usuario se compromete a cumplir con las definiciones de la
biblioteca de uso aceptable.
La Biblioteca del Condado LaGrange considera lo
siguiente (pero no limitados a) que el uso inaceptable de los recursos públicos:
• •Cualquier actividad ilegal o la promoción del
mismo, lo que incluye - pero no se limita a – piratería informática, violación
de los derechos de autor, la creación o distribución de programación malicioso,
etc
• •Pantalla, la difusión, o la impresión de desnudez, obscenidad, la
pornografía, o gráficos de locontrario sexualmente explícitas o abusivo o de
texto.
• •El acoso, calumnias, injurias o conducta de otro modo abusivo, malicioso,
o amenazante.
• •Radiodifusión o de otra manera masiva distribución de material no
solicitado.
• •Gambling. Juegos de azar.
• •En representación de sí mismo como otra persona o falsear su edad, lo que
incluye dar de otra persona e-mail como el suyo propio.
• •Comunicación en tiempo real, tales como grupos de chat, mensajería
instantánea, y multi-User Dungeons (MUD).
• •Cualquier comportamiento que provoca una alteración en la biblioteca.
Sanciones:
1. Cualquier usuario que viole este acuerdo recibirán una advertencia y tener
sus privilegios de Internet revocada por una semana.
2. Cualquier usuario que
viole este acuerdo por segunda vez tendrán sus privilegios de Internet revocada
por treinta días.
3. Cualquier usuario que viole este acuerdo por tercera vez
tendrán sus privilegios de Internet permanentemente revocada.
4. Cualquier
usuario que utiliza una computadora en la biblioteca para actividades ilegales
tendrán sus privilegios de Internet permanentemente revocada. La evidencia de
actividades ilegales serán reportados a las autoridades competentes.
El Código de Indiana,
35-49-3-3 Difusión de la materia o la realización de prestaciones perjudicial
para los menores
Sec. Sec. 3. 3. Una persona que
a sabiendas o intencionalmente:
(1) disseminates matter to minors that is harmful to
minors; (1) difunde la materia a los menores que son dañinas para los menores de
edad;
(2) muestra la materia que es perjudicial para los menores
de edad en una zona en la que los menores tienen visual, auditiva, o el acceso
físico, a menos que cada menor es acompañado por su padre o tutor;
(3) vende o muestra para la venta a cualquier persona que
importa es perjudicial para los menores de edad dentro de quinientos (500)
metros de la línea más cercana de propiedad de una escuela o iglesia;
(4) o se dedica a cabo una actuación antes de los menores
que son dañinas para los menores de edad;
(5) participe o lleva a cabo una actuación que es
perjudicial para los menores en una zona en la que los menores tienen visual,
auditiva, o el acceso físico, a menos que cada menor es acompañado por su padre
o tutor;
(6) falsifica su edad con el propósito de obtener la admisión en una zona en la que los menores de edad están restringidas debido a la visualización de la materia o de una actuación que es perjudicial para los menores de edad, o
(7)
sin fundamento que él es un padre o tutor de un menor con el fin de obtener la
admisión del menor en un área donde los menores están siendo restringidos debido
a la visualización de la materia o el rendimiento que es perjudicial para los
menores de edad;
comete un delito mayor clase D.
El Código de Indiana, 35-50-2-7 delito mayor clase D
Sec. Sec. 7. 7. (A) Una persona
que comete un delito mayor clase D será castigado con reclusión por un término
fijo de uno y medio (11, 2) años, con no más de una vez y media (11, 2) años
añadido para las circunstancias agravantes o no más de un (1) año para restar
las circunstancias atenuantes. In addition, he may be fined not more than ten
thousand dollars ($10,000). Además, puede ser multado no más de diez mil dólares
($ 10.000).
Reviewed 2011 Revisado 2011
Holds
Holds may be placed on most items in any Evergreen Indiana library. Patrons will have one week after the hold is filled to pick up the hold item. Some Evergreen Indiana libraries may impose a fee for failure to pick up a hold.
