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INTERNET ACCESS POLICY
Internet Access Policy
The Maplewood Memorial Library is pleased to offer Internet access to library patrons as a way of providing the most current information resources available. However, the Internet is an unregulated medium; the Library does not monitor and has no control over the information found through it and is not responsible for its content, timeliness or accuracy. The Library is also pleased to offer public access to our wireless network in and around our buildings. The same principles and guidelines apply to its use. Parents and caregivers, not library personnel, are responsible for what their children view and read on the Internet. The library cannot ensure the privacy of individuals who use the Internet to conduct business or for personal correspondence.
The Maplewood Library affirms the principles of intellectual freedom expressed in the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights.
The following procedures are in place to ensure equitable access to information for all our patrons at both locations.
All computer users must sign in using their library card barcode or a computer pass.
Sessions are 1 hour.
One half hour extension may be provided at the Librarian’s discretion.
Printing is $.15 per page for Black & White and $.50 for Color.
Only one person is allowed at each computer (except at the discretion of the librarian). The exception is for the Storybook computers, and for parents sitting with younger children.
Children 10 and under must be under the direct supervision of an adult at all times.
The librarian may end any Internet session deemed inappropriate to a public library setting. Patrons who abuse Internet usage may be barred from further use.
Illegal activities or activities that interfere with or disrupt the network, users, services or equipment are prohibited.
Adopted by Maplewood Memorial Library Board of Trustees 9/15/04.
Revised 2/19/14, 9/26/2023.