Approved 11/13/2023
The Library sets policies and procedures that promote the well-being of children who use the library. For purposes of this policy, children are defined as those aged 10 years and under.
- Responsibility for the welfare of children using the library rests with the parent, legal guardian, or caregiver
- Staff members cannot assume responsibility for unattended children
- Children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. (Youth, ages 11 to 18, may use the library unattended.)
- Preschool children must be supervised by a parent, legal guardian, or caregiver at all times.
- Parents and caregivers of preschool children attending a library program are required to remain in the children’s area of the library.
- Parents and caregivers should stay with the child when using the computer.
Updated: 9/3/25