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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 These actions apparently rise from a view that our national tradition of free expression is no longer valid; that censorship and suppression are needed to avoid the subversion of politics and the corruption of morals.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.

• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King Day (Staff In-Service work day) 
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veteran’s Day (Staff In-Service work day)
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Eve Day
• Christmas Day

Administrative Procedure: 

If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following day will be considered the official holiday.

Board Policy:

The Williams County Public Library will issue a library card at no charge to any resident of Ohio upon proof of residency and identification.

Non Ohio residents can also be issued a card for an annual fee of $25.00

As a member of the SEO (Serving Every Ohioan) Library Consortium, the WCPL will accept other SEO library member cards and treat them as if they were our own.

Approved: May 18, 2009

The American Library Association affirms that all libraries are forums for information and ideas, and that the following basic policies should guide their services.

Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation.

Books, audio books, and music CDs: 28 days

Magazines, videocassettes & DVDs (limit of 6 titles per patron): 7 days

NON-CIRCULATING MATERIALS include Reference, Ohio Collection, and the current issue of all adult magazine titles. The Library has the option to make books non-circulating for special school projects or programs.

RENEWAL OF MATERIALS

Board Policy:

The Local History and Genealogy Department of the Williams County Public Library acquires, preserves, and provides access to primary sources and rare materials that support the history of Williams County and its people.

Administrative Procedure: