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All Williams County Public Libraries provide Copy, Fax, & Laminating Services, for a small fee:
Photo Copies (copy machine, microfilm, computer printouts) (double sided = 2 copies).
Fax machine
(charged by the sheet (8 1/2 x 11)
The Board of the Williams County Public Library advocates the impartial, internal review of challenged materials. However, the Board does endorse the concepts and guidelines of the Library Bill of Rights and the Freedom to Read.
Mission Statement: The Williams County Public Library exists to enhance and enrich the lives of all citizens of the county through accessible and broad information services.
Since the Williams County Public Library is a community gathering place of learning for children and adults of all ages, the Ohio General Assembly has enacted the Concealed Carry Legislation to include an exemption for public libraries as a permissible location for concealed weapons.
The Board of Trustees of the Williams County Public Library, therefore, does not permit weapons of any kind, either concealed or in plain sight, on its property or in its buildings, unless the owner of the weapon is a law enforcement officer.
The Williams County Public Library endorses the recommendation of the American Library Association according to Ohio Law, in its statement on the confidentiality of library records.
The Williams County Public Library is frequently asked to distribute posters, flyers, brochures and other miscellaneous announcements of community events. As part of its public service and information mission, the library does distribute materials that publicize activities of a civic, cultural, educational, or recreational nature produced by non-commercial groups located in the Tri-State area.
SERVICES
Photo copies [double sided = 2 copies] = $.15 per copy
Copied faxes for reference request = $.15 per copy
Microform copies = $.15 per copy
Fax machine – to send to receive fax = $1.00 per page / $.15 per page
Computer print outs = $.15 per page
Computer disks [word processing only] = $1.00 per disk
Lost card replacement = $1.00
OVERDUE FINES
The freedom to read is essential to our democracy. It is continuously under attack. Private groups and public authorities in various parts of the country are working to remove books from sale, to censor textbooks, to label “controversial” books, to distribute lists of “objectionable” books or authors, and to purge libraries. These actions apparently rise from a view that our national tradition of free expression is no longer valid; that censorship and suppression are needed to avoid the subversion of politics and the corruption of morals.
Board Policy:
The Williams County Public Library shall observe the following holidays.
Administrative Procedure:
If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following day will be considered the official holiday.
