Poe Town Road
Rules Governing Conduct in the
Buchanan County Public Library
In order to provide an atmosphere conductive to the appropriate use of its services and facilities, the Buchanan County Public Library requires the public to comply with the following rules and regulations.
1. Improper conduct is prohibited. The following forms of conduct shall be
considered improper:
A. Disorderly conduct.
B. Obscene or abusive
language or acts.
C. Presence in the
library or on the library grounds while under the influence of any
intoxicant, narcotic or similar substance.
D. Use of any intoxicant,
narcotic or similar substance on the library premises.
E. Gambling.
F. Smoking.
G. Mutilating or defacing
any library property.
2. The consumption of food or beverages within the library is prohibited without prior permission of library authorities and is permitted only in areas designated by those authorities.
3.All library materials must be charged out and returned in accordance with established procedures prior to removal from the library.
4. All briefcases, oversize handbags, carryalls, luggage, packages, overcoats, and shopping bags are subject to inspection by library staff when the library's security alarm is triggered by a patron leaving the premises.
5. Library staff may request any user to provide proper identification when using the library.
6. Animals, other than guide dogs are not permitted in library buildings.
Failure to comply with any of the above rules are regulations may result in suspension of library privileges.