Behavior Rules and Regulations

The St. Mary’s County Library staff is responsible for providing a safe and pleasant library for all of our guidelines.  The following rules will serve as guidelines.  Library staff is responsible for enforcing the rules and making the decisions necessary to stop any behavior which is disruptive to library use.

Thank you for your cooperation.

• Please help us by acting in a considerate manner and respecting the rights and privileges of others.

• Loud Voices
• Loud Noises
• Obscene/Abusive Language
• Violence or Threat of Violence
• Sexually Provocative Acts
• Displays of Obscenity in any form
• Use of Personal or Electronic equipment if it disturbs others
• Running, Pushing, or Climbing
• Loitering

• Unattended Children Ages Seven or under

• Smoking
• Alcohol, Narcotics or Intoxication
• Swim Suits
• Bare Chests
• Bare Feet
• Sleeping
• Bathing
• Soliciting
• Animals (except dogs for the disabled)

• Offensive Odors or Infested Clothing

 

 

• Cell Phones must be on vibrate!

 

Parents, Guardians, Caregivers are responsible for their children’s use of the library.  This includes:

 

• Seeing that their children follow library rules
• Telling their children what to do when the library closes.

 

Librarians are not responsible for unattended children and will enforce the library’s rules.  If a child under 8 years of age is left in the library unattended, the Sheriff’s Department will be called to locate the parent/guardian.

Personal items should not be left unattended in the library.  Library staff cannot be held responsible for lost or stolen items.

Mutilating, defacing, obliterating and damaging any library property is prohibited and subject to penalties provided by law.

Library materials must be charged out in accordance with established procedure before being taken from the library building.

Library staff reserves the right to inspect briefcases, handbags, carry-alls, packages, and shopping bags.

Those who fail to follow Library Rules may be asked to leave and/or may have their library privileges suspended.

Amended November 2005

Revised May 2007