Library Policies

LOAN PERIODS

Book, magazines and music may go out for 21 days. Videos and DVDs go out for 7 days. Loan periods for Inter-Library Loans are determined by the lending library.

FINES

Fines are $.15 per day for books, music, and magazines and $1.00 per day for videos. Fines on Inter-Library Loans are determined by the lending library.

Any patron owing up to $25 must pay at least 10% of his/her fine every visit to continue to borrow materials.  Any patron owing $25 or more can not borrow library materials.

Fines must be paid in full in order to use the internet.

LIBRARY FEES

VIDEO POLICY

G-rated videos will be in the Children’s Department and available for any patron to borrow. Videos rated PG and above will be available on the Main Floor.

• Videos rated PG can only be taken out by patrons Junior High age or older.
• Videos rated PG-13 can only be taken out by patrons High School age or older.
• Videos rated R can only be taken out by adult patrons

Children can not check out higher rated videos on their personal card. Children can not check out videos on a parent’s or another person’s card. The Library will also not accept notes from parents asking to allow their child to take out higher rated videos.

GUIDELINES FOR INTERNET USE

• The Library’s OPLIN computers access the Internet, which is a global entity with a highly diverse user population, and Library patrons use it at their own risk. As with other library materials, it is the patron or the parent or legal guardian of minor children who assumes responsibility for supervising access to Internet resources in the Library.
• First time users will receive a copy of this policy and OPLIN access information.
• All users under 18 will have a parent sign an OPLIN Policy at the Library before they can use the OPLIN/Internet interface.
• All children 6th Grade and under must have a parent with them to use the OPLIN/Internet interface.
• The OPLIN computers are normally available during library hours at the discretion of the Library Staff.
• You are limited to ½ hour at a time unless no one is waiting.
• If you owe a fine, you will be unable to use the internet.
• Students involved in class work will have priority over all other users.
• The OPLIN computers will be used for educational, informational, and recreational purposes, not for unauthorized, illegal or unethical purposes. You may not send, receive or display text or graphics, which may reasonably be construed as obscene. Unacceptable usage includes but is not limited to harassment of other users, libeling or slandering other users, disruption or unauthorized monitoring of electonric communications, unauthorized copying of copyright-protected software and data, violation of computer system security, or violation of software license agreements.
• Respect the privacy of others by not misrepresenting yourself as another user; by not attempting to modify or gain access to files, passwords, or data belonging to others; by not seeking unauthorized access to any computer system, or damaging or altering software components or data of any network or database.
• You may not use your own software programs on the Library’s OPLIN computers. This will help prevent computer viruses that are common on public computers.
• Please bring your own flash drive or disc to save files.
• Software downloaded from the OPLIN computer may contain a virus and you should have virus-checking software on your computer. The Seneca East Public Library is not responsible for damage to a patron’s disc, flash drive, or computer, or for any loss of data, damage, or liability that may occur from patrons use of the Library’s computers.
• Contents of Internet sites or OPLIN reference database programs may be printed on the Library printer for $.20 (for black & white) or $.50 (for any color.)
• You may not always be able to go to the places on the Internet you want to visit. The reason may be: too many visitors using the host computer, the database or resource is limited to a particular institution; the host computer has a different address or have closed down; or the Library’s OPLIN connection is temporarily unavailable due to technical difficulties.
• Misuse of the Library’s OPLIN computers or Internet access will result in loss of OPLIN and Internet privileges.