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VF 222 Free Access to Libraries for Minors

An Interpretation of ALA's Library Bill of Rights

Some library procedures and practices effectively deny minors access to certain services and materials available to adults. Such procedures and practices are not in accord with the Library Bill of Rights and are opposed by the American Library Association.

Manager of Library Operations Meeting Minutes for July 2006

Denyvetta gave kudos to IT for their hard work in creating and implementing the new system and asked managers for feedback.

Staff at several libraries appreciated the email from IT providing an update on the new sign-up system and problems that have been fixed.

Kay stated that she has received only two complaints about the new sign-up system.
Kay stated that statistics are being collected on wait time, databases used, length of use, etc. to decide on future improvements. The longest wait time has been around 2 hours.

Ad-Team Meeting Minutes for March 2001

Library Cards for Emancipated Minors: Currently, the library policy requires a parent or a guardian to co-sign library cards issued to minors. Therefore, no library cards can be issued to emancipated minors who do not have a parent or a guardian. After discussions, it was decided that we would issue a minor card to those emancipated minors. That means they will have the same privileges and restrictions as other minors.

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