ROCK COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY POLICIES<\/b><\/p>\n
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BOARD STATEMENT<\/b><\/p>\n
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The following policies were prepared by the Rock County Public Library Board to serve as a directive of the Board as to the operational policy of the library.\u00a0 These objectives and policies will be examined annually in September and policies may be revised at any time by action of the Board as outlined in the by-laws governing the trustees. The Board of Trustees will be referred to as Board hereafter in this document.<\/p>\n
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REVISED AND APPROVED BY THE ROCK COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD JANUARY 29, 2014<\/p>\n
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Sarah Sybrant, President<\/p>\n
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TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/b><\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 I.\u00a0 SELECTION AND COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY<\/b><\/p>\n
A.\u00a0 Mission Statement—————————–\u00a0\u00a0 5<\/p>\n
B.\u00a0 Vision Statement——————————–\u00a0 5<\/p>\n
C.\u00a0 Objectives—————————————\u00a0\u00a0 5<\/p>\n
D.\u00a0 Description of Service Area——————\u00a0\u00a0 5<\/p>\n
E.\u00a0 Description of Collection———————-\u00a0 6<\/p>\n
F.\u00a0 Cooperative Programs————————-\u00a0\u00a0 6<\/p>\n
G.\u00a0 Selection Responsibility———————-\u00a0\u00a0 6<\/p>\n
H.\u00a0 Selection Criteria——————————\u00a0\u00a0 6<\/p>\n
I.\u00a0 Paperbacks————————————— \u00a0\u00a07<\/p>\n
J.\u00a0 Duplicate Material——————————\u00a0\u00a0 7<\/p>\n
K.\u00a0 Video License———————————-\u00a0\u00a0 7<\/p>\n
L.\u00a0 Gifts, Bequeath, and Memorials————-\u00a0\u00a0 7<\/p>\n
M.\u00a0 Weeding—————————————-\u00a0\u00a0 8<\/p>\n
N.\u00a0 Intellectual Freedom————————–\u00a0\u00a0 8<\/p>\n
O.\u00a0 Selection Tools——————————–\u00a0 \u00a09<\/p>\n
P.\u00a0 User Needs————————————-\u00a0 \u00a09<\/p>\n
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II.\u00a0 USE OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY<\/b><\/p>\n
A.\u00a0 Use Privileges———————————–\u00a0 11<\/p>\n
B.\u00a0 Opening Hours———————————-\u00a0 12<\/p>\n
C.\u00a0 Holidays——————————————\u00a0 12<\/p>\n
D.\u00a0 Check Out and Renewals———————-\u00a0 12<\/p>\n
E.\u00a0 Fees, Fines, and Penalties———————-\u00a0 13<\/p>\n
F.\u00a0 Privacy and Confidentiality——————–\u00a0 14<\/p>\n
G.\u00a0 Inappropriate Conduct Policies—————\u00a0 15<\/p>\n
H.\u00a0 Library Rules————————————\u00a0 18<\/p>\n
III.\u00a0 SAFETY\/DISASTER POLICIES<\/b>——————\u00a0 19<\/p>\n
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IV.\u00a0 LIBRARY SERVICES<\/b>——————————-\u00a0 21<\/p>\n
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V.\u00a0 INTER-LIBRARY LOAN POLICY<\/b>—————\u00a0 22<\/p>\n
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VI.\u00a0 PHYSICAL FACILITIES<\/b><\/p>\n
A.\u00a0 General Statement——————————-\u00a0 23<\/p>\n
B.\u00a0 Bookmobile—————————————\u00a0 23<\/p>\n
C.\u00a0 Insurance——————————————\u00a0 23<\/p>\n
D.\u00a0 Building Maintenance—————————\u00a0 23<\/p>\n
E.\u00a0 Sealed Bids—————————————-\u00a0 24<\/p>\n
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VII.\u00a0 PERSONNEL<\/b><\/p>\n
A.\u00a0 Employment————————————–\u00a0 25<\/p>\n
B.\u00a0 Salaries——————————————–\u00a0 25<\/p>\n
C.\u00a0 Employee Evaluation—————————-\u00a0 26<\/p>\n
D.\u00a0 Dismissal—————————————– \u00a0\u00a026<\/p>\n
E.\u00a0 Grievance Procedure——————————– \u00a026<\/p>\n
F.\u00a0 Resignations——————————————\u00a0 26<\/p>\n
G.\u00a0 Staff Benefits—————————————- \u00a0\u00a026<\/p>\n
H.\u00a0 Conduct While on Duty—————————- \u00a0\u00a029<\/p>\n
I.\u00a0 Drug-Free Workplace——————————- \u00a0\u00a0\u00a029<\/p>\n
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VIII.\u00a0 PROFESSIONAL EXPENSES<\/b><\/p>\n
A.\u00a0 Conventions, Meetings, Continuing<\/p>\n
Education and Travel——————————\u00a0 30<\/p>\n
B.\u00a0 Dues————————————————–\u00a0 30<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 IX.\u00a0 PUBLICITY AND PUBLIC RELATIONS<\/b><\/p>\n
A.\u00a0 Publicity———————————————\u00a0 31<\/p>\n
B.\u00a0 Public Relations————————————\u00a0 31<\/p>\n
X.\u00a0 BOARD OF TRUSTEES BYLAWS<\/b><\/p>\n
A.\u00a0 Members——————————————–\u00a0 32<\/p>\n
B.\u00a0 Meetings——————————————– \u00a0\u00a032<\/p>\n
C.\u00a0 Officers——————————————— \u00a0\u00a033<\/p>\n
D.\u00a0 Duties of Officers———————————\u00a0 \u00a033<\/p>\n
E.\u00a0 Order of Business———————————\u00a0 \u00a034<\/p>\n
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\u00a0XI.\u00a0 FINANCIAL————————————————-<\/b>35<\/p>\n
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APPENDIX I<\/b><\/p>\n
Monthly Agenda Items——————————-\u00a0 37<\/p>\n
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APPENDIX II<\/b><\/p>\n
A.\u00a0 Job Description–Director———————–\u00a0 38<\/p>\n
B.\u00a0 Job Description–Assistant Director————\u00a0 41<\/p>\n
C.\u00a0 Job Description–Bookmobile Driver———-\u00a0 43<\/p>\n
D.\u00a0 Job Description–Bookmobile Librarians—— 44<\/p>\n
E.\u00a0 Job Description–Cleaning Personnel———-\u00a0 45<\/p>\n
F.\u00a0 Job Description–Lawn Care Personnel——–\u00a0 46<\/p>\n
H.\u00a0 Personnel Evaluation—————————–\u00a0 47<\/p>\n
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APPENDIX III<\/b><\/p>\n
Drug-Free Workplace Employee Form————\u00a0 48<\/p>\n
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APPENDIX IV<\/b><\/p>\n
A.\u00a0 The Freedom to Read Statement—————\u00a0 49<\/p>\n
B.\u00a0 Library Bill of Rights and Interpretation——\u00a0 53<\/p>\n
C.\u00a0 Freedom to View Statement——————–\u00a0 56<\/p>\n
D.\u00a0 Copyright Policy———————————\u00a0 57<\/p>\n
APPENDIX V – <\/b>Request for Withdrawal of Material—-\u00a0 58<\/p>\n
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APPENDIX VI – <\/b>Incident Reports————————–\u00a0 59<\/p>\n
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APPENDIX VII- <\/b>Internet Policy—————————\u00a0 60<\/p>\n
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I. SELECTION AND COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY<\/b><\/p>\n
A.\u00a0 Mission Statement<\/b><\/p>\n
The Rock County Public Library believes it is essential to provide materials and services which will help county residents obtain information meeting their personal, educational and professional information needs.\u00a0 The library will serve as a center for learning, cultural enrichment, and recreation for all residents regardless of age, sex, or race.\u00a0 The library’s collections will reflect broad subject coverage with materials acquired in a variety of formats, including the use of information technologies.<\/p>\n
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B.\u00a0 <\/b>Vision Statement<\/b><\/p>\n
The Rock County Public Library will be an information and technology resource \u00a0\u00a0 center with an up-to-date collection and resources.\u00a0 This center will increase the visibility of the library through listening, communicating, and deliverance of services to enhance our community.\u00a0 With the\u00a0 troubled economy, the public library will become an increasingly important resource for information, training facility and entertaining materials.\u00a0 Goals to achieve this vision include continual year-to-year updating of materials and equipment.<\/p>\n
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l.\u00a0\u00a0 To provide recreational reading materials for leisure and personal enrichment.<\/p>\n
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2.\u00a0 To facilitate continuing education both formal and informal.<\/p>\n
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3.\u00a0 To support educational and cultural activities of organizations within the county.<\/p>\n
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7. To provide free public access computer usage to insure that all residents have access.<\/p>\n
8.\u00a0 To provide literacy resources to encourage evaluating and thinking critically.<\/p>\n
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D.\u00a0 Description of Service Area<\/b><\/p>\n
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Rock County is 1,003 square miles with a 2010 population of 1,526.\u00a0 There are three community grade schools in the county and one county high school.\u00a0 There are three licensed day care centers, one preschool and a county hospital with a long-term care unit attached.\u00a0 The city of Bassett is the county seat where the Rock County Public Library is located.<\/p>\n
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E.\u00a0 Description of Collection<\/b><\/p>\n
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There are approximately 16,500 books in the collection with an estimated 18,000 total checkable items and electronic resources.\u00a0 The collection contains a wide selection of adult and juvenile fiction and non-fiction volumes in book form, audio materials and electronic format.\u00a0 Magazines, newspapers, movies, and cake pans are also contained in the collection. Approximately 800 new or donated items are added to the collection each year.<\/p>\n
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F.\u00a0 Cooperative Programs<\/b><\/p>\n
1.\u00a0 Interlibrary Loan<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0 Cooperative loans with Rock County High School and Bassett Grade School.<\/p>\n
3.\u00a0 CHIRS (Consumer Health Information Resource Services) University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.<\/p>\n
4.\u00a0 NebraskAccess free online access databases.<\/p>\n
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G.\u00a0 Selection Responsibility<\/b><\/p>\n
1. The director shall have the responsibility for the selection and purchase from the mass of available materials those books and materials which best meet the interests and needs of the county residents.\u00a0 Only books coming through regular library channels should be promoted or circulated.<\/p>\n
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2. \u00a0Each acquisition shall be marked to identify purchase and original ownership by the Rock County Public Library.<\/p>\n
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H.\u00a0 Selection Criteria<\/b><\/p>\n
When selecting materials for the library the following criteria will be noted for in the items.<\/p>\n
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1.\u00a0 Reputation of author and\/or publisher<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0 Factual accuracy<\/p>\n
3.\u00a0 Technical quality, eg. design, binding, print, illustrations<\/p>\n
4.\u00a0 Content<\/p>\n
5.\u00a0 Current information\/Up-to-date<\/p>\n
6.\u00a0 Relationship to existing collection<\/p>\n
7.\u00a0 Price of the material<\/p>\n
8.\u00a0 Ease of use\/readability<\/p>\n
9.\u00a0 Index<\/p>\n
10. Videos must have a PG or General rating<\/p>\n
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Selection priority shall be given to materials which have the following distinction:<\/p>\n
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1.\u00a0 Award-winning and honor books such as Newbery Medal, Caldecott Medal, Golden Sower Awards, starred reviewed books and books recommended by the Nebraska Library Commission.<\/p>\n
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2.\u00a0 Listed on the best-seller list and popularity of author.<\/p>\n
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3.\u00a0 User demand.\u00a0 If three or more requests by separate individuals are received by the staff for a title, the book may be purchased.<\/p>\n
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4.\u00a0 Reference materials:<\/p>\n
a.\u00a0 Set of encyclopedias or electronic set every five years.<\/p>\n
b.\u00a0 Websters Unabridged Dictionary every 10 years<\/p>\n
c.\u00a0 World Atlas every five years<\/p>\n
d. \u00a0New collegiate dictionary every five years<\/p>\n
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1.\u00a0 Purchased for young adults and westerns.<\/p>\n
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2. May be purchased in adult fiction not available in hardback or extensive usage is not expected.<\/p>\n
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3.\u00a0 Non-fiction materials which are likely to become outdated or have no permanent value.<\/p>\n
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J.\u00a0 Duplicate Material<\/b><\/p>\n
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1.\u00a0 Duplicate material should never be purchased except possibly a copy in regular and large print when user demand might warrant.<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0 A donated duplicate may be shelved only when there is adequate user demand to warrant a second copy.<\/p>\n
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K.\u00a0 Video License<\/b><\/p>\n
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L.\u00a0 Gifts, Bequeath, and Memorials<\/b><\/p>\n
1. \u00a0The library accepts unrestricted gifts of books, pamphlets, periodicals, films, records, and videos with the understanding that they will be added to the collection only if and when needed. The same principles of selection which are applied to purchases are applied to gifts.\u00a0 The director does have the right to refuse any items.\u00a0 Some gifts may not be able to be utilized to full advantage because:<\/p>\n
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a.\u00a0 Book may be a duplicate of an item of which the library already has a sufficient number, in which case the library will sell the book for a small fee or give the book away.<\/p>\n
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b.\u00a0 Book may be interesting, but not of sufficient present reference or circulation \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0value to the library which must scrutinize every book with shelf space in mind.<\/p>\n
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c.\u00a0 Book may be in poor physical condition–would not justify expense of processing, cataloging, and preparing it for circulation.<\/p>\n
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2.\u00a0 Unrestricted gifts of money, lands, or property will be gratefully accepted by the board.\u00a0 Gifts of bequests with specific restrictions attached will be reviewed by the Library Board and the Rock County Commissioners before acceptance. \u00a0Money not deemed for a specified purpose will automatically be deposited in the Rock County Public Library Foundation, Inc.<\/p>\n
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3. Textbooks, personal property, portraits, antiques, and other museum objects will not<\/span> be accepted.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4. The library staff and Board do not appraise gifts. \u00a0The director may sign a document stating what materials were received and the number of items received but no dollar amount for value can be stated.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n M.\u00a0 Weeding<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Materials which are no longer useful in the light of stated objectives of the library will be systematically weeded from the collection according to accepted professional practices using the CREW Method as a guideline.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Yearly weeding of 3-5% of the collection will be completed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Materials no longer useful may be sold for a small fee, taken to a used book store, given away or destroyed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0N.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Intellectual Freedom<\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 The Rock County Public Library adopts the position statement of the American Library Association, the Library Bill of Rights and the Freedom to Read\/View statements on book selection and controversial materials.\u00a0 Copies of these documents are reprinted in the appendix.\u00a0 The library does not endorse the ideas contained in materials in the collection.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 It is the responsibility of the staff supported by the Board, as guardians of the people\u2019s freedom to read\/view, to contest encroachments upon that freedom by individuals or groups seeking to impose their own standards and tastes upon the community at large.\u00a0 To meet these challenges the following procedure for dealing with a material selection complaint should be followed:<\/p>\n a.<\/b>\u00a0 Request the patron making the complaint, file the complaint in writing by filling \u00a0\u00a0out the Request for Withdrawal of Material form located in the appendix.<\/p>\n b.<\/b> Within five days of receipt of the formal complaint, the director will appoint a committee consisting of three community representatives and the director to evaluate the material.\u00a0 The director shall also request professional revues on material in question from the Nebraska Library Commission for use by this committee.<\/p>\n c.<\/b> Prior to the first committee meeting, individual members shall examine the materials in question for review.<\/p>\n d.<\/b>\u00a0 The committee shall meet within ten days of its\u2019 appointment to reconsider the materials.\u00a0 At this meeting the decision shall be one of the following:<\/p>\n 1. The material is compatible with the philosophy and criteria of this policy and should not be restricted or removed.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 The material is not compatible with the philosophy and criteria of this policy and should be removed.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 The material should be limited to conditions specified by this committee.<\/p>\n e.<\/b> The director will present the committee’s decision to the board at the following board meeting.<\/p>\n f<\/b>.\u00a0 The director will notify the patron in writing of the decision within a week after the meeting.<\/p>\n g.<\/b>\u00a0 Material which has undergone a challenge may not be challenged again until one calendar year after the recommendation of the Reconsideration Committee.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O.\u00a0 Selection Tools<\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Ingram Catalog<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 BookList<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 School Library Journal<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 Award Winner Lists<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 Best Seller Lists<\/p>\n 6.\u00a0 Forecast<\/p>\n 7.\u00a0 Amazon<\/p>\n 8.\u00a0 Books in Print (NebraskAccess)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n P.\u00a0 User Needs<\/b><\/p>\n The library acknowledges that each person has information needs that are important to that individual.\u00a0 It also recognizes that it has limited financial resources to respond to these needs.\u00a0 The library has a responsibility to use public funds in ways that are advantageous to the largest number of its constituents.\u00a0 While the library’s materials collection will not deny any need consistent with its mission, the library will nevertheless develop its collections with the recognition that it has the ability to meet certain needs more effectively and efficiently than other needs.\u00a0 It is aware of the availability of complementary information-giving institutions in the region and electronic resources.\u00a0 The cumulative result is the creation of a hierarchy of user needs to be addressed by the Rock County Public Library.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The library recognizes three general categories of user needs.\u00a0 These categories are designated as “Higher Priority,” “Mid-Priority” and “Lower Priority.”\u00a0 The library will try to develop its\u2019 collections to meet some of the needs in all three categories, but it will place relatively greater emphasis upon meeting the needs in the higher priority category.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Higher Priority<\/p>\n a.\u00a0 Adult leisure time<\/p>\n b.\u00a0 Students enrolled in elementary\/secondary<\/p>\n programs<\/p>\n c.\u00a0 Pre-school leisure time<\/p>\n d.\u00a0 Youth leisure time<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Mid-Priority<\/p>\n a.\u00a0 Students enrolled in adult basic education<\/p>\n b.\u00a0 Persons seeking do-it-yourself information<\/p>\n c.\u00a0 Persons who want to confirm information<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Lower Priority<\/p>\n a.\u00a0 Students enrolled in college\/university programs<\/p>\n b.\u00a0 Persons seeking career information<\/p>\n c.\u00a0 Persons seeking understanding of interpersonal relationships<\/p>\n d.\u00a0 Persons pursuing self-realization (spiritual, moral, ethical, emotional and<\/p>\n psychological concerns)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n II.\u00a0 USE OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A.\u00a0 Use Privileges<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n l.\u00a0 Within the library, the use of all references, computers and collections is free to all.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Home use privileges are free to all patrons who live in Brown, Keya Paha, Holt and Rock Counties. Patrons five years old and up may secure a library number by filling in the required information on the application cards.\u00a0 Each patron will be assigned a number to use when checking out library materials.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 New patrons will be required to provide some proof of residency of Brown, Keya Paha, Holt and Rock Counties such as a driver\u2019s license, NebrasKard or utility bill etc.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 Service will not be denied or abridged because of religious, racial, social, economic, or political status.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 The library is a participant of the NebrasKard \u00a0program.\u00a0 NebrasKard borrowers are entitled the same lending privileges excluding Interlibrary Loan services received by the Rock County clientele.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6.\u00a0 The use of the library or its’ services may be denied temporarily for due causes.\u00a0 Such causes may be failure to return books or to pay penalties, or inappropriate conduct spelled out in section G.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7. In order to avoid disruption in the library, staff may limit entrance to the library to only one visit per day.\u00a0 Patrons who enter to do library business will be allowed additional entrances at the discretion of the librarian.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8. Public Usage Computers –The primary purpose of the public usage computers is for reference and serious study\u00a0\u00a0 (Internet Usage Policy located in Appendix VII).<\/p>\n a.\u00a0 Patrons needing to use the public usage workstations for the above purpose<\/p>\n shall have priority usage rights over recreational usage.<\/p>\n b.\u00a0 Students first grade and up may use the computers independently.\u00a0 Younger children may use the computers if accompanied by an adult or at the discretion of the staff.<\/p>\n c.\u00a0 The length of time for usage will depend on demand and will be at the discretion of the staff.\u00a0 \u00a0Users must agree, as a condition of use, that if anyone else requests usage they will make the computer available after they have had a one-hour usage time.<\/p>\n d. Only library staff will handle the CD-ROM discs and game discs owned by the library to be used on the computers and gaming devices.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 9.\u00a0 Phone usage \u2013 The fax line may be used to make only local or toll free calls.\u00a0 Patrons\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 must ask staff for permission to make a call and fill out the phone record sheet.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n B.\u00a0 Opening Hours<\/b><\/p>\n l.\u00a0 The Rock County Public Library will be open as follows:<\/p>\n Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday–1:00-5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n Monday evening–7:00-9:00 p.m.<\/p>\n Wednesday–1:00-9:00 p.m.<\/p>\n Friday–10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 If the need arises, the director or Board may arrange for more frequent or longer \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0opening hours.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 If the director feels the library should be opened or closed for special occasions (exhibits, etc.) the decision will be made by the director and the Chairperson of the Board.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n C.\u00a0 Holidays<\/b><\/p>\n l.\u00a0 The library will not be open on New Years Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day or the evenings prior to these holidays.\u00a0 If any of these holidays fall on Sunday, the library will be closed on Monday.\u00a0 The library may be closed on other special occasions when other businesses are closed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n D.\u00a0 Check out and renewals<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n l.\u00a0 All borrowers must have a library number in order to check out books.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Each borrower may check out 5 items.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Books shall be issued for a two-week period and may be renewed for another two weeks by either calling the library or stopping in.\u00a0 School use items may be checked out for a six-week period by informing the librarian at check-out time.\u00a0 Bookmobile checkouts will have one automatic renewal.\u00a0 No renewals<\/b> are allowed for new books on the waiting list.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 An unlimited number of paperbacks that are not cataloged may be checked out for an indefinite period of time but are expected to be returned.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 Reference books may not be loaned for home use unless checked out at closing time and returned on the first opening of the library.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6.\u00a0 All magazines except current issues are to be loaned for a two-week period.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7.\u00a0 The slide carousel<\/b> may be borrowed for a fee of $3.00 and the DLP projector<\/b> for a fee of $10 cash with a $75 deposit check for a time period usage of three days maximum (the 3 day period shall consist of the day checked out, 2nd day for usage, 3rd day for returning). The fee must be paid at the time it is checked out by the person checking it out.\u00a0 If the slide carousel is not returned on the 3rd day another $3 fee will be charged for each 3-day period.\u00a0 The $75 deposit will be forfeited if DLP projector is not returned by 5:00 p.m. on 3rd<\/sup> day.\u00a0 Patrons must sign borrowing agreement for the DLP projector at time of loan.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8.\u00a0 The projector screen may be loaned with no fee charged.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 9.\u00a0 Records and tapes shall be issued for a two week period.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 10. Centennial books, local history and school yearbooks shall remain in the library at all times.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 11.\u00a0 Videos may be checked out for one day usage at no charge.\u00a0 Time usage extensions may be made when requested for patrons living outside the city of Bassett or as needed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n E.\u00a0 Fees, Fines and Penalties<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n l.\u00a0 Five cents per day shall be charged for an overdue book or other library materials until the item is returned or to a maximum of $2.00.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 No overdue fines will be charged for visually handicapped or disabled patrons.\u00a0 The staff will determine those who are in need or patrons may make request when checking out materials.<\/p>\n 3. Lost books and materials must be paid for by the borrower at the replacement cost.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 Fines for damaged library materials shall be at the discretion of the staff. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Exception:\u00a0 New audio books checked out for the first time may be returned for credit if purchased through Ingram.<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 Fines for overdue videos shall be $.50 per day. Videos must be returned by 5:00 p.m. on due date or .50\/day fine will be charged.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6.\u00a0 Patrons who have materials that are overdue by one week will be called or sent reminder overdue notices.\u00a0 An overdue notice will be mailed to patrons who have materials over one month due.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7.\u00a0 The staff will mail a standard letter to patrons who have fines totaling $5.00 or more.\u00a0 Library usage will be denied patrons having fines totaling $5.00 or more.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8. Receipts will be given to patrons paying any fee or fine of $3.00 or more.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 9. Library usage may be denied to patrons with library materials overdue until they are returned.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 10. If loaned materials are not returned or replacement cost paid within one month after notification by letter the Director may process a small claim to recover library materials or replacement cost.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 11. Black and white copies are $.15 per page for copies on one side or both sides of paper.\u00a0 Patrons may bring their own paper, however, the staff has the right to inspect and refuse improper paper.\u00a0 Fee for patrons using their own paper is $.05 per page.\u00a0 No fee will be charged for students needing copies for school usage up to ten pages\/day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 12. Fees for use of colored printer for pictures are $.50 billfold size, $.75 3\u201dx5\u201d and 4\u201dx6\u201d, $1.00 5\u201dx7\u201d, $2.00 8\u201dx10\u201d on regular copy paper. Photo paper is $1 extra for each size.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 13. The handling fee for outgoing and incoming faxes is $1 for the first page and $.50 for each additional page.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 14. The scanner and digital camera may not be used outside of the library except for use by staff on library business.\u00a0 There is no charge for use of the scanner and digital camera within the library.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n The Rock County Public Library is committed to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patron records.\u00a0 The library avoids creating unnecessary records, avoids retaining records not needed for library business purposes and will not engage in practices that might place information on public view.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Information the library may gather and retain about library users includes the following:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Staff will confer with the County Attorney before determining the proper response to any request for records.\u00a0 Library records will not be made available to any state, federal, or local government agency unless a subpoena, warrant, court order or other investigatory document is issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, showing good cause and in proper form.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n G.\u00a0 Inappropriate Conduct Policies<\/b><\/p>\n No person shall engage in inappropriate conduct on the premises of the Rock County Public Library or when participating in public library programs.<\/p>\n Inappropriate conduct shall include any individual or group activity which is disruptive to other persons lawfully using library premises or otherwise inconsistent with activities such as reading, studying, proper use of library materials, and other similar conduct normally associated with a public library. Library users are required to observe the Rules governing the use of the Rock County Public Library. (See Library Rules).<\/p>\n Support of Staff Members Actions In all cases the director should be notified as soon as possible when the staff member confronts a library user who violates the Library Rules. The director will be responsible for notifying the Board if necessary.<\/p>\n Incident Reports <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Inappropriate Conduct \u2013 Minor Offenses<\/b><\/p>\n The following shall be deemed “inappropriate” and considered to be minor offenses:\u00a0 Sleeping; excessive and disruptive conversations; monopolizing unreasonable numbers of library materials at any given time; unauthorized canvassing, selling, soliciting, or engaging in any other commercial activity; minor offenses of Internet and computer policies; inappropriate use of food\/beverages; littering and failure to clean up after themselves; excessive public displays of affection; excessive staring at patrons or staff; preventing staff from normal, reasonable, clean-up, reshelving activities, especially ten minutes before closing; being in a state of intoxication; smoking; bringing any animal into the library, except working animals which assist the disabled; other activities (not listed as Major Offenses) which are inconsistent with activities such as reading, studying, use of library materials, and other similar conduct normally associated with the use of public library facilities.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Treatment of Minor Offenses<\/b><\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Inappropriate Behavior \u2013 Major Offenses <\/b><\/p>\n Any persons violating the following rules will be immediately removed from the building. The patron may be banned for a period up to six months at the discretion of the library director, depending on the nature and the seriousness of the offense which required removal, the extent of damage or disruption caused, any history of prior infractions of library policies and other relevant circumstances.<\/p>\n Stealing, defacing or damaging library property; abusive, indecent, profane or drunken conversation and\/or behavior; committing any crime, misdemeanor, or violation of a municipal ordinance, not covered under MINOR OFFENSES, on the premises of the library.<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 Banning Procedure<\/b><\/p>\n After staff consultation regarding repeat or major behavioral problems and it is determined that the person should be banned:<\/p>\n 5.<\/b>\u00a0 Repeat Offenders<\/b><\/p>\n Any person who enters or remains on library premises after having been notified by an authorized individual not to do so, and any person who enters or remains on the library premises during the period in which he or she has been banned from the library, will be subject to arrest and prosecution for trespassing.<\/p>\n After the banning period has elapsed following a major offense, the patron may re-apply for readmission through administrative channels. However, he or she will need to be prepared to show evidence that the offending behavior will not re-occur. In the absence of valid documentation (from a social worker, doctor, or police) application may be denied.<\/p>\n In the event that a person committing a major offense is granted readmission and then exhibits any of the major offense behaviors described earlier, they will be denied access with no further possibility of reinstatement.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n H.\u00a0 Library Rules<\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Unattended Minors 2.\u00a0 Inappropriate Use Of Children\u2019s Section<\/b> 3.\u00a0 Inappropriate Use Of Public Access Computers<\/b><\/p>\n Patrons who use the public access computers for any illegal activity will result in loss of computer usage privileges and will be reported to the police for prosecution.<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 Inappropriate Personal Hygiene <\/b><\/p>\n Patrons whose bodily hygiene is so offensive as to constitute a nuisance to other persons shall be required to leave the building. When the problem is corrected, patrons may re-enter the library.<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 Theft and Vandalism\/Illegal Activities 6.\u00a0 Emergency Situations<\/b> \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n III.\u00a0 SAFETY\/DISASTER POLICY<\/b><\/p>\n A.\u00a0 Emergency Medical Situations<\/b><\/p>\n If the person is conscious, offer help and try to get identification if patron is not known. Remain calm, supportive, sympathetic, and see that the person is comfortable. Keep other people away. Call 911 and direct rescue squad to the individual needing attention. A person who wishes to leave the library, obviously not well, cannot be stopped by a staff member.<\/p>\n B.\u00a0 Power Outage<\/b><\/p>\n 1) Remain calm 2) Provide assistance to visitors 3) If needed, secure flashlight from office 4) If it is dark outside and the power is off for more than 15 minutes, the staff may politely ask visitors to leave the library and close the facility.<\/p>\n C.\u00a0 Inclement Weather<\/b><\/p>\n In case of inclement weather, such as tornadoes, staff will alert the public and direct them to the Rock County Courthouse basement meeting room next to the Sheriff\u2019s Office for shelter.\u00a0 In case of unattended children, staff assumes “loco parentis,” and directs them to shelter.\u00a0 If staff feels there is not time to get to the Courthouse, the library bathroom is the safest place to take shelter.\u00a0\u00a0 An adult person who wishes to stay in the library cannot be forced to take shelter elsewhere.<\/p>\n D.\u00a0 Explosion<\/b><\/p>\n Leaking gas or motor vehicles could be the cause of life-endangering explosions.<\/p>\n 1)<\/b> Crawl under a table or desk \u2013 be prepared for possible further explosions\u00a0 2)<\/b> Stay away from windows, mirrors, overhead fixtures, filing cabinets, bookcases and electrical equipment\u00a0 3)<\/b>\u00a0 Evacuate the building if possible \u2013 open doors carefully watching for falling objects 4)<\/b> Do not move seriously injured persons unless they are in obvious, immediate danger (of fire, building collapse, etc.) 5)<\/b> Do not use matches or lighters.\u00a0 6<\/b>) Avoid using telephones in building \u2013 go to courthouse for help if possible.<\/p>\n E.\u00a0 Fire<\/b><\/p>\n Staff will follow fire safety procedures 1)<\/b> Calmly request all patrons leave the library through either exit door.\u00a0 Check to see if someone might be in the restroom or bookmobile area\u00a0 2)<\/b> Call 911 and report the fire.\u00a0 3)<\/b> Disconnect electrical equipment that is on fire if it is safe to do so.\u00a0 Pull the plug or throw the circuit breaker. 4)<\/b> If the fire is small, staff may attempt to put it out with a fire extinguisher if they have been properly trained.\u00a0 5)<\/b> Never allow the fire to come between you and the exit.\u00a0 6)<\/b> Staff must not jeopardize their own personal safety.\u00a0 7)<\/b>\u00a0 Once out of the building move away from the structure.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n F.\u00a0 Threats<\/b><\/p>\n If a staff member receives a threatening telephone call, the following steps should be followed:\u00a0 1)<\/b> Remain calm and listen carefully.\u00a0 Be polite and show interest.\u00a0 Try to keep the caller talking, so that you can gather more information.\u00a0 2)<\/b> If possible, write a note to a colleague to call the police on the fax phone (684-3930).\u00a0 3)<\/b>\u00a0 After the threat has been made, write down as many details as you can remember to provide to police interviewers.\u00a0 4)<\/b>\u00a0 Evacuate the premises if deemed necessary 5)<\/b> Report the threat to the police if this has not already been done.<\/p>\n In case of a receipt of a letter or suspicious parcel or discovers a suspicious object somewhere on the premises these steps should be followed:\u00a0 1) <\/b>Do not allow anyone to handle object or go near it.\u00a0 2)<\/b> Evacuate patrons from the building 3)<\/b> Call 911 4)<\/b> Promptly write down everything you can remember about receiving the letter or parcel, or finding the object needed for police interview.<\/p>\n G.\u00a0 Salvage Priorities<\/b><\/p>\n In the event of a large-scale emergency, local history materials will receive the first priority for attempts of salvaging.<\/p>\n Assess the Damage<\/p>\n 1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Determine environmental conditions indoors and\/or outdoors?\u00a0\u00a0 Staff should not enter the facility until given clearance by professionals.<\/p>\n 2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Estimate how much material was affected?\u00a0 Take notes, pictures or video of damage.\u00a0 Determine where the material started out, what is its condition, and where did the material end up.<\/p>\n 3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Determine what kinds of paper are involved.\u00a0 Coated or uncoated?<\/p>\n 4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Determine what types of media are affected.\u00a0 Photos, magnetic or paper?<\/p>\n 5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Determine what kind of damage is involved.<\/p>\n 6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Determine the value of the material.\u00a0\u00a0 Historical or artifactual?<\/p>\n 7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If freezer space is available, temporary freezing wet materials within the first 48 hours will be the first choice of salvaging materials as this prevents mold growth and buys time to make informed decisions regarding recovery.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n IV.\u00a0 LIBRARY SERVICES<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n A.\u00a0 The library staff will provide guidance and assistance for people to obtain the information they seek as recorded in print, information technology and audio-visual resources.<\/p>\n B.\u00a0 The library accepts a responsibility for securing information beyond its own resources by borrowing inter-library loan materials for patrons which are not owned by the library and which cannot be purchased or materials for which the demand does not justify purchase.\u00a0 The library will at all times cooperate with other libraries to strengthen the services and resources of the library.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n C.\u00a0 The library will lend to other libraries materials which are requested for patrons and which are not available in the borrowing library.\u00a0 Patrons of the Rock County Public Library have a priority in the use of materials.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n D.\u00a0 The library staff will initiate programs, story hours, exhibits, book lists, training sessions, etc., to stimulate the use of library materials for the enlightenment of people of all ages.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n E.\u00a0 The library staff will cooperate with civic and community agencies and organizations to help with their program materials.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n F.\u00a0 The library staff will supplement, but cannot perform the functions of school and other institutional libraries which are designed to meet curriculum needs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n G. Periodic review will be made of library services to determine whether the needs of the community indicate that present services should be discontinued or other services should be added.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n V.\u00a0 INTER-LIBRARY LOAN POLICY<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n A.\u00a0 All inter-library loan requests will be processed by e-mail or called into the interlibrary loan resource center on the day request is made or no later than the following work day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n B.\u00a0 Inter-library loan materials cannot be ordered for out-of-county residents.<\/p>\n Interlibrary loan services will not be provided for out-of-county NebrasKard holders.<\/p>\n C.\u00a0 It is the patron’s responsibility to supply the correct title and author of books ordered on inter-library loan.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n D. All incoming and outgoing inter-library loan materials will be recorded in the loan record book.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n E.\u00a0 Patrons will be notified of materials received on the day of receipt.\u00a0 If they cannot be reached by phone, a post card will be mailed notifying them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n F.\u00a0 The staff will make a follow-up call to the inter-library loan center for any requests which have not been filled after two weeks and will then notify the patron of the status of their request.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n G.\u00a0 There is no charge for the first eight inter-library loan requests per family for each calendar year.\u00a0 After the eight requests, family members will be required to pay $3 for each loan or the return postage cost whichever is greater. This fee must be paid when picking up the material.\u00a0 If a patron fails to pick up the requested materials, they must still pay $3 and will be notified of this.<\/p>\n H.\u00a0 Patrons must return the material on the due date listed in the book.\u00a0 If they wish to keep the material for a longer period, they must make a phone call to the library at least three days before item is due.\u00a0 If the loaning library refuses extension, patron must return the borrowed material to the Rock County Public Library promptly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I.\u00a0 Any items on inter-library loan lost or damaged by a patron must be paid for to the satisfaction of the lending library by the patron who requested the item.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n VI.\u00a0 PHYSICAL FACILITIES<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A.\u00a0 General Statement<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n To achieve the goal of good library service, the board of trustees accepts the responsibility to see that the public library building is provided and maintained which will adequately meet the physical requirements of modern, aggressive library service.\u00a0 Such facilities will offer to the community a compelling invitation to enter, read, listen and learn.\u00a0 The building and bookmobile will fit an expanding program of library services.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n B.\u00a0 Bookmobile<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n l. Care and Maintenance<\/p>\n a. Gas purchases shall be made through the Rock County Courthouse.<\/p>\n b. For greatest efficiency, one brand of oil shall be used for the life of the \u00a0\u00a0engine.<\/p>\n c. Bookmobile shall be properly serviced every 3 months or every 3,000 miles \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0whichever comes first.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Operation Speeds<\/p>\n a. Bookmobiles will be operated at speeds which allow complete control of vehicle depending upon road and weather conditions.<\/p>\n b. Maximum speed will be the posted speed limit.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Staffing<\/p>\n a. The bookmobile staff shall always consist of two people.\u00a0 Any deviation from this policy must be approved by the director or the Board.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 Number of Patrons on Bookmobile<\/p>\n a. The recommended number of patrons allowed on the bookmobile at one time is 5 plus the driver and librarian.<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 Inclement Weather<\/p>\n a. The director will be responsible for making the final decision with input from bookmobile driver whether to go out on scheduled bookmobile runs in cases of inclement or poor road conditions.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n C.\u00a0 Insurance<\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 The building\/contents and bookmobile will be insured through NACO.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n D.\u00a0 Building Maintenance<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Exterior maintenance<\/b><\/p>\n a.\u00a0 The Board will annually review in March the exterior of the building and make arrangements for any immediate necessary repairs allowed in the budget.<\/p>\n b.\u00a0 Long range planning for any other exterior repairs will also be reviewed and discussed in March.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2.\u00a0 Interior maintenance<\/b><\/p>\n a. The Board will annually review in November the interior of the building and make arrangements for any immediate necessary repairs allowed in the budget.<\/p>\n b. Long range planning for any other interior repairs will also be reviewed and discussed in November.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n E.\u00a0 Sealed Bids & Quotes<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n The director will confer with the county attorney regarding legal requirements for bids whenever a maintenance project is being considered.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n At present bids for projects $5,000 and under do not need to go through any type of procurement process. Projects $5,000-$20,000 must have three informal quotes secured. Sealed advertised bids must be requested for projects with proposed expenditures of $20,000 and over.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n VII.\u00a0 PERSONNEL<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A. Employment<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1. Selection of staff members is based solely upon merit, with due consideration of personal, educational, training, physical qualifications and aptitudes for the position regardless of race, color, creed or sex.\u00a0 Library positions require physical abilities of stooping, standing, reaching shelving at least 72\u201d high and ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.\u00a0 Essential sensory skills required include visual, hearing and communication abilities to fluently speak, read, write and understand English.\u00a0 \u00a0Certification is required for the director.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2. Job applications shall be made to the director or President of the Board.\u00a0 All applications will be reviewed by the Board.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 All appointments are made for a probationary period of six months, during which time the employee’s performance is subject to close examination as to his\/her competency to carry out the responsibilities and assignments of the position.\u00a0 An employee may be released at any time during his\/her probationary period, after being given two week’s notice, if his\/ her services are unsatisfactory or if he\/she proved to be unqualified for the position to which he\/she was appointed.\u00a0 This six month probationary period is a pre-requisite for permanent appointment.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 All categories of employment shall be ascertained by the job description schedule.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 All employees will be directly responsible to the director for their work requirements and conduct while on duty for the library.\u00a0 The director is directly responsible to the Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n B.\u00a0 Salaries<\/b><\/p>\n 1. <\/b>All salaries paid to employees of the Rock County Library shall be set by approval of a quorum of the Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 All salaries will be commensurate with the duties of each employee as outlined in the job description schedule.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 All employees must be paid the current minimum wage set according to the Fair Labor Standards Act of the Federal Government.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 All salaries are subject to review each year by the Board in April.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 All personnel will be paid monthly with deductions made according to county schedules.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6.\u00a0 Salary increases are at no time automatic, but are dependent upon the availability of funds.\u00a0 Salaries may be adjusted at the discretion of the Board in consideration of qualifications, tenure and quality of service rendered by the person being considered.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n C.\u00a0 Employee Evaluation<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Employees will be evaluated annually in April using the standard employee performance report in Appendix II-H.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 New employees will be evaluated after the six-month probationary period.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n D.\u00a0 Dismissal<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 The director has the right and the authority to recommend to the Board dismissal from the staff of any employee whose professional attitude, professional ethics and conduct, or performance of duties warrant such action.\u00a0 No staff member under permanent appointment shall have his\/her services terminated without cause, except in the case of unavoidable financial retrenchment.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 All employees may be dismissed for the following reasons but dismissal may not be limited to these specific reasons: inefficiency, incompetence, fraud, negligence, failure to work harmoniously with the public or other employees, conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, repeated tardiness or absence without leave.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n E.\u00a0 Grievance Procedure<\/b><\/p>\n 1. \u00a0In every case the employee shall have the right to present his\/her case both to the director and to the Board.\u00a0 Both sides should be reported in writing to the Board President. The president will refer this matter to a quorum of the Board at a regular or special meeting.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F.\u00a0 Resignations<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1. The library requires a written resignation of at least 30 days prior to the effective \u00a0\u00a0resignation date.\u00a0 Any other manner of resignation will not be regarded as a “resignation in good standing.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n G.\u00a0 Staff benefits:\u00a0 The following benefits are specifically granted only to staff with the titles of Director and Assistant Director.<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n l.\u00a0 Insurance <\/b><\/p>\n a.\u00a0 While performing duties for the library all employees are covered by the Workman’s Compensation Policy of the County of Rock.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n b.\u00a0 A single health insurance policy is provided for the Director and Assistant Director.\u00a0 Coverage begins 90 days after employment start date.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Emergency Leave<\/b><\/p>\n a.\u00a0 Emergency leave is given employees in case of death or tragedy of an employee’s or his\/her spouse’s immediate family.\u00a0 “Immediate family” in this case means spouse, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren, brother, sister or persons bearing the same relationship to the spouse.\u00a0 Five days is granted for each contingency and is not accumulative.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n b.\u00a0 Employees are also granted time off for jury duty or required court appearances, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0without salary deduction.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n c.\u00a0 Employee must notify a member of the Board and co-worker by phone before such leave is taken. \u00a0The director will report all leaves taken at each monthly board meeting.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Leave of Absence<\/b><\/p>\n a.\u00a0 If not detrimental to the service of the library a staff member may be granted, at the discretion of the Board, leave of absence without pay.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n b.\u00a0 Since employees are paid by the month, the employee granted leave of absence is responsible to hire an approved substitute worker and pay the minimum wage or substitute’s hourly wage normally paid by the library for the total \u00a0number of hours the absent employee is scheduled to work.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n c.\u00a0 In compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act, an employee may be granted up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year to care for ill children, parents, spouse or themselves with the approval of the Board.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n d.\u00a0 Volunteer help may not be used at any time to cover leave of absence time since employees are paid a monthly salary.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n e.\u00a0 Employee must notify co-worker and one board member by phone before leave is taken.\u00a0 The director will report all leave of absence time taken at each monthly board meeting.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4. \u00a0Vacation<\/b><\/p>\n a.\u00a0 After an employee has been employed at the library for the six month probationary period, they shall be entitled to number of hours worked equal to average of two days vacation with pay.\u00a0 After an employee has been employed at the library for one year, they shall be entitled to the number of hours worked in an average of two weeks of vacation. After ten years of employment, employee is entitled to number of hours worked in an average of three weeks of vacation.\u00a0 Vacation may be taken at one time or as the employee wishes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n b.\u00a0 Vacation time is not accumulative and must be used up during the year of eligibility.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n c.\u00a0 Requests for vacations must be submitted in advance to the director and must be approved by director and the board.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n d.\u00a0 The director must keep accurate records of all vacation time taken and report and record such records at each board meeting.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 Sick Leave<\/b><\/p>\n a. Sick leave shall accumulate to a maximum of 335 hrs. (90 days).\u00a0 Number of hours per month accumulated for employees will be based on number of hours worked per month as set by library board.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n b.\u00a0 The illness for which leave is granted may be the \u00a0employee or the employee’s immediate family. “Immediate family” in this case means parents, spouse, and children.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n c.\u00a0 An employee on sick leave shall produce a doctor’s statement as to the nature and extent of the disabling sickness if requested to do so by the board.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n d.\u00a0 The director must keep accurate records of all sick leave taken and report and record such leave at each Board meeting.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n e.\u00a0 Sick leave is not a separation benefit and unused sick leave will not be paid at employee termination.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6.\u00a0 Maternity and Paternity Leave<\/b><\/p>\n a.\u00a0 Employees may use earned vacation time for maternity\/paternity leave.\u00a0 If additional leave is needed, employee may be granted up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave of absence time with the approval of the Board.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7.\u00a0 Retirement<\/b><\/p>\n a.\u00a0 Permanent employees of the library are eligible for retirement benefits provided by the County of Rock after six months from start date.<\/p>\n 8.\u00a0 Extra-Duty Pay<\/b><\/p>\n a.\u00a0 Any monthly paid employee who is required to put in extra unscheduled hours while filling in for another employee on vacation or sick leave, continuing education or job duties necessitate extra hours will either be paid their hourly wage for extra hours or may take off equivalent time from scheduled hours.\u00a0 The time off must be taken within two months of the date extra hours were worked and is not accumulative.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n b.\u00a0\u00a0 Employees are allowed no more than four extra hours per month for their normal job duty performance.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n c.\u00a0 No extra-duty time for other reasons than those stated above will be considered unless they are\u00a0 pre-approved by the board.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n d.\u00a0 The director and staff must keep accurate records of all extra-duty time and report and record such time at each Board meeting.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 9.\u00a0 Reserve Military Leave<\/b><\/p>\n a.\u00a0 Employees may be granted leave-of absence time with board approval.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 10.\u00a0 Job Descriptions<\/b><\/p>\n a. Detailed descriptions for each position are listed in the appendix.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n b. Job descriptions and requirements may be reviewed and changed by a majority vote of the board at any regularly scheduled meeting of the Library Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n H.\u00a0\u00a0 Conduct While on Duty<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Unexcused repeated tardiness will not be tolerated.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Discussing a problem the library is having with another client is considered unethical unless discussion is private with another staff person or board member.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Staff should remember the patron\u2019s right to privacy and should not discuss with anyone other than staff members what a patron is reading or researching.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 Foul language will not be tolerated.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 Be courteous and friendly to patrons–remember staff is here to serve. \u00a0Patron\u2019s needs should be taken care of before other library duties.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6.\u00a0 Personal phone calls should be limited to only necessary or emergency need.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7.\u00a0 Visitations by friends\/family should be limited to short visits.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8.\u00a0 Visiting with clients other than library business should be limited to short visits.\u00a0 It is staff \u00a0responsibility to tactfully indicate to the patron that they have work to do.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 9.\u00a0 Eating or drinking should be limited to the office room except for special events.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 10.\u00a0 All long distance calls made by staff should be recorded on director\u2019s office calendar.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 11.\u00a0 Employees will adhere to the policies approved by the Board.<\/p>\n I.\u00a0 Drug-Free Workplace<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 The unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the Rock County Public Library.\u00a0 Employees found to have engaged in any of the above activities will be subject to disciplinary action resulting in termination.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Employee must notify President of Board of any criminal drug statute conviction for a violation occurring in the workplace, no later than five (5) days after such conviction.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Employees are required to sign Drug-free Workplace form verifying that they have read this policy and agree to abide by it as a condition of continuing employment.<\/p>\n VIII.\u00a0 PROFESSIONAL EXPENSES<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Conventions, Meetings, Continuing Education and Travel<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 The library encourages the attendance of all staff members and trustees at professional meetings, conventions, conferences, and continuing education classes.\u00a0 When possible, time will be allowed with pay for staff members to attend.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Library funds will pay mileage for one car, registration fees and expenses for staff members and trustees to attend state and system library meetings.\u00a0 Grant funds must be sought for funding to attend out of state professional functions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 The current rate\/mile set by the County will be paid for mileage.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 Attendance at any of the above mentioned meetings etc. must be approved by the Board.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n B.\u00a0\u00a0 Dues<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 The library shall pay membership dues to the Nebraska Library Association for permanent staff and the President of the Board.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n IX.\u00a0 PUBLICITY AND PUBLIC RELATIONS<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Publicity<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 All publicity concerning the library shall be under the direction of the director, who shall inform the public of the services the library performs, and its activities as a public relations agent between the library and the community.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Public Relations<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 The Board recognizes that the public relations involve every person who has any connection with the library.\u00a0 The Board urges its own members and every staff member to realize that he or she represents the library in every public contact.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n X.\u00a0\u00a0 BOARD OF TRUSTEES BYLAWS<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A. \u00a0Members<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 The board will consist of five members serving a four-year term, beginning with the June meeting.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Any member selected to the board must be approved by a majority vote of the board with final approval by the County Commissioners.\u00a0 Board members may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms.\u00a0 Appointments to fill unexpired terms are not considered terms. Reappointment of a former board member may occur after said member has been off the board for a period of one year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Newly appointed board members shall be installed after the old business of the June meeting.\u00a0 The retiring board member’s duties shall cease after the old business of the June meeting.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 Any board member missing more than 3 consecutive meetings without a pre-approved absence by Board or because of illness will be terminated.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 A new board member is chosen to fill unexpired terms at the next regular meeting of the Board after the vacancy occurs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6.\u00a0 Trustees will use the list of responsibilities of \u00a0the trustee in the 2006 Nebraska Trustee Handbook as a guideline.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n B.\u00a0 Meetings<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Regular meetings of the library Board shall be held on the last Wednesday of each month at 1:15 P.M. at the Library.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the President or by any two trustees, for the transaction of such business as is stated in the call, and 24 hours notice of any special meeting shall be given to each trustee and the director, unless such notice is waived.\u00a0 Notice of any special meeting and purpose of meeting must be advertised in the county newspaper.\u00a0 If there is not sufficient time to advertise in the paper, notices must be placed in three separate, local public meeting places as soon as possible prior to the meeting.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 No more than two Board members can meet for any purpose unless such meeting is advertised according to open meeting regulations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 At all meetings of the board, three trustees shall constitute a quorum, and a majority vote of all trustees present shall be required for the adoption of any motion or resolution.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 Trustees must notify the President or director as soon as possible when they are unable to attend a meeting to insure a quorum will be met.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6.\u00a0 The presiding officer shall be entitled to vote on all motions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7.\u00a0 Public visitors must be informed of the location of the copy of the NE Open Meetings Act posted in the library office meeting room.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8.\u00a0 A listing of monthly agenda items which need to be considered at board meetings is located in the appendix.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 9.\u00a0 Agenda business to be conducted at meetings will be posted in the library office for public inspection 24 hours before meeting time.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n C.\u00a0 Officers<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 The officers of the board shall consist of a President, Vice-President, and Secretary, who shall be elected from membership every two years at the regular meeting in June.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 The term of each officer shall be for two years after the regular meeting in June and until his\/her successor has been duly elected.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 A vacancy in any office shall be filled at the next regular meeting of the Board after the vacancy occurs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n D.\u00a0 Duties of Officers<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 President<\/p>\n a. Preside at meetings<\/p>\n b. Appoint the standing committees<\/p>\n c. Sign all necessary documents<\/p>\n d. Call special meetings of the board, either on his\/her own motion when the occasion requires or on request of any two trustees.<\/p>\n e. Perform other duties which generally pertain to the office, or may be directed by a vote of the board.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Vice President<\/p>\n a. Perform all duties of the President in the latter’s absence or disability.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Secretary\/Treasurer<\/p>\n a. Keep an accurate record of the proceedings of all meetings of the Board.<\/p>\n b. Record the attendance at such meetings.<\/p>\n c. Have the custody of all official books, records, accounts, and documents of the board.<\/p>\n d. Sign all claims and present to the Rock County Clerk for payment of the expenditures approved by the Board.<\/p>\n e. Perform any other duties which pertain to the office, or may be directed by a vote of the Board.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n E.\u00a0 Order of Business<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Call meeting to order<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Inform public visitors of location of NE Open Meeting Act brochure.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Roll call<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 Reading of minutes<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 Director\u2019s report<\/p>\n 6.\u00a0 Correspondence and communication<\/p>\n 7.\u00a0 Bills and approval<\/p>\n 8.\u00a0 Old (unfinished) business<\/p>\n 9.\u00a0 New business<\/p>\n 10.\u00a0 Agenda items requested for next meeting<\/p>\n 11.\u00a0 Adjournment<\/p>\n <\/p>\n XI.\u00a0 FINANCIAL<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n APPENDIX I\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n MONTHLY AGENDA ITEMS<\/b><\/p>\n January<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Summer Reading plans<\/p>\n 2. \u00a0 Budget planning for next fiscal year – Discuss possible expenditures of any remaining funds that may be left at end of fiscal year.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Review Annual Statistical report.<\/p>\n February<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Bookmobile plans and budgeting.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Review and adopt any necessary changes to long-range planning policy (CLIP).<\/p>\n March<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n April<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Select and appoint new board members if necessary.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Appoint two-member committee to work on budget draft with Director for next fiscal year.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Evaluate employees and salaries.<\/p>\n May<\/span><\/b>\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Apply for Marsh Grant if desired and instruct director to submit application no later than June 15th.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Evaluate budget draft submitted by committee and adopt budget for next fiscal year.<\/p>\n June<\/span><\/b> <\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Elect officers every two years.<\/p>\n July<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Review service programs\u2014story hours, summer reading, and adult book discussions etc.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Review and send in Board recertification record. (Due 8\/31\/2011).<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Review annual inventory for submission to County Clerk.<\/p>\n August <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n 1. Review of accreditation (2012)<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n September<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Review Technology Plan for revisions.<\/p>\n October<\/span><\/b> <\/b><\/p>\n Committee suggestions for approval by NE Library Commission.<\/p>\n November<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Adopt policy changes proposed in September and approve<\/p>\n updated policy.<\/p>\n December<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n APPENDIX II-A<\/b><\/p>\n JOB DESCRIPTION–DIRECTOR<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Act as technical advisor to the Board and recommend employment of all personnel and supervise their work.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Carry out the policies of the library as adopted by the Board and recommend needed policies for board action.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Maintain an active program of public relations and act as publicity chairman.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 Assist Board with preparation of an annual budget for the library and capital funds in May and give a current report of actual expenditures against the budget at each meeting.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 Finalize Board approved library and capital budgets and submit to Rock County Commissioners.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6. Select and order all books and other library materials according to Board collection development policy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7.\u00a0\u00a0 Thoroughly inspect all materials ordered and check against invoices to insure the order is \u00a0\u00a0complete.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8..\u00a0\u00a0 Identify appropriate classification of all new materials and mark them accordingly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 9.\u00a0 Attend all Board meetings and submit a monthly report of all pertinent business to the Board.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 10. Submit all bills at monthly meetings of Board and type claim forms for each bill to be paid.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 11.\u00a0 Keep accurate records of all leaves each employee has taken and record and report these to the Board at each meeting.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 12.\u00a0 Develop promotional projects such as summer reading, adult book discussion group, R.C. fair booth, National Library Week, Facebook, website, newspaper articles and Children’s Book Week as staff, budget and time permits and present these plans to the Board.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 13.\u00a0 Pick up and open all mail. Mail all outgoing mail.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 14.\u00a0 Insure that all necessary records are kept through the fiscal year as needed for the Annual Statistical Report.\u00a0 Complete and submit this annual report yearly by the deadline designated by the NE Library Commission and submit to Nebraska Library Commission.\u00a0 Also send copy of annual statistical report to County Commissioners and\/or review personally with Commissioners and post copy for public in library.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 15.\u00a0 Director will fill out library accreditation form and submit to the NE Library Commission before due date.\u00a0 Director will keep Board informed of accreditation guidelines.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 16.\u00a0 Set up Technology Planning Committee Meeting annually in October and revise Technology Plan according to committee direction.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 17.\u00a0 Complete written strategic plan with input from strategic planning committee and present to board for approval.\u00a0 Schedule review of plan annually by library board in July.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 18.\u00a0 Subscribe to professional library materials (books\/periodicals) as budget allows.\u00a0 Attend professional meetings and workshops approved by the Board.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 19.\u00a0 Shelve library materials.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 20.\u00a0 Prepare bookmobile schedules.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 21.\u00a0 Order all office supplies and replacements when they are needed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 22.\u00a0 Process inter-library loan requests and record all incoming and outgoing materials.\u00a0 Call patrons to notify them when their materials are in or overdue on inter-library loan.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 23.\u00a0 Inventory and weed collection on a systematic, continuous basis at percentage required according to accreditation guidelines.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 24.\u00a0 Open and close library.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 25.\u00a0 Make daily backups of circulation\/catalog system on server and a weekly backup of System State on Fridays.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 26.\u00a0 Assist patrons whenever needed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 27.\u00a0 Give permission for group meetings to be held in the library at the discretion of the director and keeping in mind that the library belongs to the people of Rock County.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 28.\u00a0 The director shall not incur an indebtedness or liabilities of any kind without express authority from the Board.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 29.\u00a0 Answer telephone and call patrons who have books in on the reserve list.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 30. Actively seek funding and apply for grants such as E-Rate, LSTA Federal, Marsh & Bassett Foundation, Nebraska Library Commission and Meridian System grants that the library may be eligible to receive.\u00a0 Director will submit all necessary forms for any library grants received and maintain all required records according to grant guidelines.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 31. Print off end of fiscal year reports June 30th–circulation, # of materials added for year, # of holdings for each material type etc.\u00a0 Delete withdrawn holdings from computer for fiscal year, delete patrons who are deceased or have moved from area.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 32.\u00a0 Complete annual inventory of library personal property and submit to the Rock County Clerk no later than September 1 yearly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 33.\u00a0 Record all board continuing education certification records and submit to the NE Library Commission.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 34.\u00a0 The director will submit a Cash Count and Statement of Office Accountability to the RC Clerk on June 30th<\/sup> and cooperate with auditors by providing all financial records requested.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 35.\u00a0 Director will maintain all Foundation financial transactions and report all Foundation activity at annual meeting to Foundation Board.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 36. \u00a0Director will send thank you cards to donors and\/or notification cards to families when donations have been received in memory or in honor of someone.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 37. Director will submit Foundation Biennial Report to NE Secretary of State by due date.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 38. Director will yearly submit Form 990-N (e-Postcard) to IRS for Foundation before 15th<\/sup> of May.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n APPENDIX II-B<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n JOB DESCRIPTION–ASSISTANT DIRECTOR<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0 Check out and check in library materials.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0 Shelve library materials.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0 Assist patrons.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.\u00a0\u00a0 Record daily circulation and total for year at the end of the day.\u00a0 Make a daily tape backup of Spectrum server and a full backup on Friday of each week.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.\u00a0\u00a0 Repair and mend books.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6.\u00a0\u00a0 Open and close Library.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7.\u00a0\u00a0 Read shelves and see that books are in correct order.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8.\u00a0\u00a0 Take and process inter-library loan requests and assist with recording and mailing loans.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 9.\u00a0 Discard 6th-year magazines annually in May and reorganize magazine shelves.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 10.\u00a0 Print off from lap top computer materials checked out by patron type report and usage by material type after each bookmobile run.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 11.\u00a0 Catalog\/process all new materials after the director has classified and inspected them.<\/p>\n a.\u00a0 Assign all new materials a barcode number.<\/p>\n b.\u00a0 Type information for each item in Edit Entry and Holdings.<\/p>\n c.\u00a0 Print off spine labels and barcode labels.<\/p>\n d.\u00a0 Put spine and barcode labels on and plastic covers on new books when needed.<\/p>\n e.\u00a0 Stamp all new books with Library identification and barcode number.<\/p>\n f.\u00a0 Print off paper shelf list for Board meeting report.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 12.\u00a0 Order materials and organize all preschool story hours, make presentation, and clean-up after story hour. Assist with all programs presented by the library.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 13.\u00a0 Weekly call or send letters to all patrons who have overdue materials checked out from the library or the bookmobile.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 14.\u00a0 Send standard letter requesting payment for long-overdue materials.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 15.\u00a0 Answer telephone and call patrons who have materials in on the reserve list.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 16.\u00a0 Add and place materials not needed away when necessary after each bookmobile run to assure adequate and attractive usage.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 17. \u00a0Assist director with weeding of materials, moving, coding, or inventory of materials, clerical work or other projects as time permits.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 18.\u00a0 Perform all necessary weekly maintenance on all computers except server.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 19.\u00a0 Record and inform director when office and cataloging supplies are needed. \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n JOB DESCRIPTION–BOOKMOBILE DRIVER<\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0 Drive bookmobile on runs according to schedule set up by director.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0 Driver is responsible for the care and maintenance as outlined in the Care and Maintenance section under Bookmobile.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0 Driver will report all malfunctions or repair needs of the bookmobile to the director upon \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0completion of a run.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4. \u00a0\u00a0No repairs or replacements should be scheduled without approval of the director and Board.\u00a0 The regular every three month servicing of the bookmobile does not have to be approved.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.\u00a0\u00a0 Driver will make arrangements for all maintenance and repair needs.\u00a0 Four hours of off-duty time is included in regular salary for this.\u00a0 If additional time is needed, extra duty time will be paid at the current hourly rate.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6.\u00a0\u00a0 Driver will periodically check oil and transmission fluid and add when needed.\u00a0 Note:\u00a0 There is also oil in the auxiliary engine which needs checking periodically.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7.\u00a0\u00a0 Put materials away on shelves in proper place.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8.\u00a0\u00a0 Assist patrons when help is requested.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 9.\u00a0\u00a0 Clean interior of the bookmobile after each run.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 10. \u00a0If a run has to be rescheduled, the driver is responsible for contacting the bookmobile librarian, schools, and radio station and setting a makeup date which the librarian and schools are in agreement on.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 11.\u00a0 Periodically clean windshield and tail lights for safe driving visibility.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 12.\u00a0 Thoroughly clean outside and inside of bookmobile before the school runs start in the fall.\u00a0 Four hours is included in regular salary for this duty.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 13.\u00a0 Driver is responsible to completely unload and reload one half of the bookmobile before the school runs start in the fall.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n APPENDIX II-D<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n JOB DESCRIPTION–BOOKMOBILE LIBRARIAN<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0 Complete all runs on his\/her schedule.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0 Assist patrons when needed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.\u00a0\u00a0 Take and fill requests for materials not on the bookmobile.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.\u00a0\u00a0 Check out all bookmobile materials.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6.\u00a0\u00a0 Assist driver with shelving materials when needed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7.\u00a0\u00a0 Add and place materials not needed away when necessary after each run to assure adequate and attractive shelving usage.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8.\u00a0 Bookmobile librarian is responsible to completely unload and reload one half of the bookmobile before the school runs start in the fall.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n APPENDIX II-E<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n JOB DESCRIPTION–CLEANING PERSONNEL<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0 Weekly Duties<\/p>\n a.\u00a0 Thoroughly vacuum floor<\/p>\n b.\u00a0 Wipe all tables and front desk<\/p>\n c.\u00a0 Empty trash<\/p>\n d.\u00a0 Clean front-entry glass<\/p>\n e.\u00a0 Clean bathroom and office fixtures; and drinking fountain<\/p>\n f.\u00a0 Thoroughly scrub bathroom floor<\/p>\n g.\u00a0 Dust bookcases<\/p>\n h.\u00a0 Take trash to the courthouse dumpster.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Annual Duties (Personnel will be paid an hourly wage set by the board for these annual duties)<\/p>\n a.\u00a0 Thoroughly clean all of the glass<\/p>\n b.\u00a0 Sweep garage and dock<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 \u00a0Cleaning personnel may clean on any set day\/time that is convenient when the library is closed.\u00a0 If personnel is going to be gone once in awhile and can’t schedule a time to clean the library in the usual seven day period, they must notify the director of such absence so someone else can be hired to do the weekly cleaning.\u00a0 Regular cleaning personnel may then do the yearly duties to make up the cleaning time which is included in monthly salary.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n APPENDIX II-F<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n JOB DESCRIPTION–LAWN CARE PERSONNEL<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Keep walks cleared of snow and ice \u2013 payable by the job.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trim shrubs on west of building once every other year \u2013 payable by the job.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Keep weeds cleared from sidewalk cracks.\u00a0 Sweep sidewalks as necessary to keep sand and debris cleared off.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Remove litter as necessary before mowing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mow the lawn as necessary.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Try to discourage animals from digging up lawn and remove any mounds of dirt caused by animals.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n APPENDIX II-H<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n PERSONNEL EVALUATION<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n This document has not been digitalized.\u00a0 Please contact the Rock County Public Library directly if you wish to see a copy.\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n APPENDIX III<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n DRUG FREE WORKPLACE<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n The Rock County Public Library believes strongly in making the work environment of all employees free of drugs and the accompanying abuses.\u00a0 Accordingly, all employees are informed as follows:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the workplace and employees found to have engaged in any of the above activities will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Rock County Public Library will make available information on drug counseling and rehabilitation to employees who inform the President or Director of any drug related problem or disabilities prior to:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As a condition or remaining an employee of the Rock County Public Library, all employees must:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I have read the Drug Free Workplace Policy and agree to abide by the terms of the policy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Employee Signature\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Date<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Witness Signature\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Date<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n APPENDIX IV-A<\/b><\/p>\n The Freedom to Read Statement<\/b><\/p>\n 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 or limit access to reading materials, to censor content in schools, to label “controversial” views, 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 counter threats to safety or national security, as well as to avoid the subversion of politics and the corruption of morals. We, as individuals devoted to reading and as librarians and publishers responsible for disseminating ideas, wish to assert the public interest in the preservation of the freedom to read.<\/p>\n Most attempts at suppression rest on a denial of the fundamental premise of democracy: that the ordinary individual, by exercising critical judgment, will select the good and reject the bad. We trust Americans to recognize propaganda and misinformation, and to make their own decisions about what they read and believe. We do not believe they are prepared to sacrifice their heritage of a free press in order to be “protected” against what others think may be bad for them. We believe they still favor free enterprise in ideas and expression.<\/p>\n These efforts at suppression are related to a larger pattern of pressures being brought against education, the press, art and images, films, broadcast media, and the Internet. The problem is not only one of actual censorship. The shadow of fear cast by these pressures leads, we suspect, to an even larger voluntary curtailment of expression by those who seek to avoid controversy or unwelcome scrutiny by government officials.<\/p>\n Such pressure toward conformity is perhaps natural to a time of accelerated change. And yet suppression is never more dangerous than in such a time of social tension. Freedom has given the United States the elasticity to endure strain. Freedom keeps open the path of novel and creative solutions, and enables change to come by choice. Every silencing of a heresy, every enforcement of an orthodoxy, diminishes the toughness and resilience of our society and leaves it the less able to deal with controversy and difference.<\/p>\n Now as always in our history, reading is among our greatest freedoms. The freedom to read and write is almost the only means for making generally available ideas or manners of expression that can initially command only a small audience. The written word is the natural medium for the new idea and the untried voice from which come the original contributions to social growth. It is essential to the extended discussion that serious thought requires, and to the accumulation of knowledge and ideas into organized collections.<\/p>\n We believe that free communication is essential to the preservation of a free society and a creative culture. We believe that these pressures toward conformity present the danger of limiting the range and variety of inquiry and expression on which our democracy and our culture depend. We believe that every American community must jealously guard the freedom to publish and to circulate, in order to preserve its own freedom to read. We believe that publishers and librarians have a profound responsibility to give validity to that freedom to read by making it possible for the readers to choose freely from a variety of offerings.<\/p>\n The freedom to read is guaranteed by the Constitution. Those with faith in free people will stand firm on these constitutional guarantees of essential rights and will exercise the responsibilities that accompany these rights.<\/p>\n We therefore affirm these propositions:<\/p>\n Creative thought is by definition new, and what is new is different. The bearer of every new thought is a rebel until that idea is refined and tested. Totalitarian systems attempt to maintain themselves in power by the ruthless suppression of any concept that challenges the established orthodoxy. The power of a democratic system to adapt to change is vastly strengthened by the freedom of its citizens to choose widely from among conflicting opinions offered freely to them. To stifle every nonconformist idea at birth would mark the end of the democratic process. Furthermore, only through the constant activity of weighing and selecting can the democratic mind attain the strength demanded by times like these. We need to know not only what we believe but why we believe it.<\/p>\n Publishers and librarians serve the educational process by helping to make available knowledge and ideas required for the growth of the mind and the increase of learning. They do not foster education by imposing as mentors the patterns of their own thought. The people should have the freedom to read and consider a broader range of ideas than those that may be held by any single librarian or publisher or government or church. It is wrong that what one can read should be confined to what another thinks proper.<\/p>\n No art or literature can flourish if it is to be measured by the political views or private lives of its creators. No society of free people can flourish that draws up lists of writers to whom it will not listen, whatever they may have to say.<\/p>\n To some, much of modern expression is shocking. But is not much of life itself shocking? We cut off literature at the source if we prevent writers from dealing with the stuff of life. Parents and teachers have a responsibility to prepare the young to meet the diversity of experiences in life to which they will be exposed, as they have a responsibility to help them learn to think critically for themselves. These are affirmative responsibilities, not to be discharged simply by preventing them from reading works for which they are not yet prepared. In these matters values differ, and values cannot be legislated; nor can machinery be devised that will suit the demands of one group without limiting the freedom of others.<\/p>\n The ideal of labeling presupposes the existence of individuals or groups with wisdom to determine by authority what is good or bad for others. It presupposes that individuals must be directed in making up their minds about the ideas they examine. But Americans do not need others to do their thinking for them.<\/p>\n It is inevitable in the give and take of the democratic process that the political, the moral, or the aesthetic concepts of an individual or group will occasionally collide with those of another individual or group. In a free society individuals are free to determine for themselves what they wish to read, and each group is free to determine what it will recommend to its freely associated members. But no group has the right to take the law into its own hands, and to impose its own concept of politics or morality upon other members of a democratic society. Freedom is no freedom if it is accorded only to the accepted and the inoffensive. Further, democratic societies are more safe, free, and creative when the free flow of public information is not restricted by governmental prerogative or self-censorship.<\/p>\n The freedom to read is of little consequence when the reader cannot obtain matter fit for that reader’s purpose. What is needed is not only the absence of restraint, but the positive provision of opportunity for the people to read the best that has been thought and said. Books are the major channel by which the intellectual inheritance is handed down, and the principal means of its testing and growth. The defense of the freedom to read requires of all publishers and librarians the utmost of their faculties, and deserves of all Americans the fullest of their support.<\/p>\n We state these propositions neither lightly nor as easy generalizations. We here stake out a lofty claim for the value of the written word. We do so because we believe that it is possessed of enormous variety and usefulness, worthy of cherishing and keeping free. We realize that the application of these propositions may mean the dissemination of ideas and manners of expression that are repugnant to many persons. We do not state these propositions in the comfortable belief that what people read is unimportant. We believe rather that what people read is deeply important; that ideas can be dangerous; but that the suppression of ideas is fatal to a democratic society. Freedom itself is a dangerous way of life, but it is ours.<\/p>\n This statement was originally issued in May of 1953 by the Westchester Conference of the American Library Association and the American Book Publishers Council, which in 1970 consolidated with the American Educational Publishers Institute to become the Association of American Publishers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adopted June 25, 1953, by the ALA Council and the AAP Freedom to Read Committee;\u00a0amended January 28, 1972; January 16, 1991; July 12, 2000; June 30, 2004.<\/p>\n Used by permission:<\/p>\n American Library Association<\/p>\n 50 East Huron Street<\/p>\n Chicago, Illinios 60611<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.ala.org\/ala\/footer\/copyright.cfm<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The American Library Association affirms that all libraries are forums for information and ideas, and that the following basic policies should guide their services.<\/p>\n I. 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.<\/p>\n II. Libraries should provide materials and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.<\/p>\n III. Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.<\/p>\n IV. Libraries should cooperate with all persons and groups concerned with resisting abridgment of free expression and free access to ideas.<\/p>\n V. A person\u2019s right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, age, background, or views.<\/p>\n VI. Libraries that make exhibit spaces and meeting rooms available to the public they serve should make such facilities available on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting their use.<\/p>\n Adopted June 19, 1939, by the ALA Council; amended October 14, 1944; June 18, 1948; February 2, 1961; June 27, 1967; January 23, 1980; inclusion of \u201cage\u201d reaffirmed January 23, 1996.<\/p>\n Used by permission:<\/p>\n American Library Association<\/p>\n 50 East Huron Street<\/p>\n Chicago, Illinios 60611<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.ala.org\/ala\/footer\/copyright.cfm<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n APPENDIX IV-B<\/p>\n Amended by the Council of the American Library Association<\/p>\n Wednesday, July 2, 2008<\/p>\n Anaheim, California<\/p>\n Access to Library Resources and Services Regardless of Sex, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, or Sexual Orientation<\/b><\/p>\n An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights<\/b><\/p>\n American libraries exist and function within the context of a body of laws derived from the United States Constitution, including the First Amendment<\/a>. The Library Bill of Rights<\/a> <\/i>embodies the basic policies that guide libraries in the provision of services, materials, and programs.<\/p>\n In the preamble to its Library Bill of Rights<\/i>, the American Library Association affirms that all<\/i> libraries are forums for information and ideas. This concept of forum<\/i> and its accompanying principle of inclusiveness<\/i> pervade all six Articles of the Library Bill of Rights<\/i>.<\/p>\n The American Library Association stringently and unequivocally maintains that libraries and librarians have an obligation to resist efforts that systematically exclude materials dealing with any subject matter, including sex, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation:<\/p>\n The American Library Association holds that any attempt, be it legal or extra-legal, to regulate or suppress library services, materials, or programs must be resisted in order that protected expression is not abridged. Librarians have a professional obligation to ensure that all library users have free and equal access to the entire range of library services, materials, and programs. Therefore, the Association strongly opposes any effort to limit access to information and ideas. The Association also encourages librarians to proactively support the First Amendment rights of all library users, regardless of sex, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.<\/p>\n Adopted June 30, 1993, by the ALA Council; amended July 12, 2000, June 30, 2004, July 2, 2009.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Used by permission:<\/p>\n American Library Association<\/p>\n 50 East Huron Street<\/p>\n Chicago, Illinios 60611<\/p>\n <\/p>\n http:\/\/www.ala.org\/ala\/footer\/copyright.cfm<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n APPENDIX IV-C<\/b><\/p>\n Freedom to View Statement<\/b><\/p>\n The FREEDOM TO VIEW<\/b>, along with the freedom to speak, to hear, and to read, is protected by the\u00a0First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States<\/b><\/a>. In a free society, there is no place for censorship of any medium of expression. Therefore these principles are affirmed:<\/p>\n This statement was originally drafted by the Freedom to View Committee of the American Film and Video Association (formerly the Educational Film Library Association) and was adopted by the AFVA Board of Directors in February 1979. This statement was updated and approved by the AFVA Board of Directors in 1989.<\/p>\n Endorsed January 10, 1990, by the ALA Council<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Used by permission:<\/p>\n American Library Association<\/p>\n 50 East Huron Street<\/p>\n Chicago, Illinios 60611<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.ala.org\/ala\/footer\/copyright.cfm<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n APPENDIX IV-D<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n COPYRIGHT POLICY<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It is the intent of the Rock County Public Library to adhere to the provisions of the current copyright laws and Congressional guidelines.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Board recognizes that unlawful copying and use of copyrighted materials contribute to higher costs for materials, lessens the incentives for development of quality educational materials, and fosters an attitude of disrespect for law which is in conflict with the goals of this public service institution.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Board directs that library employees adhere to all provisions of Title 17 of the United States Code, entitled “Copyrights”, and other relative federal legislation and guidelines related to the duplication, retention, and use of copyrighted materials.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Board further directs that:<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Unlawful copies of copyrighted materials may not be produced on library-owned equipment.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Unlawful copies of copyrighted material may not be used with library-owned equipment, within library-owned facilities, or at sponsored functions.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 The legal and\/or insurance protection of the library will not be extended to employees who unlawfully copy and use copyrighted materials.<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 Staff my assist patrons on use of copy machine but must not print copies for patrons.<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 The Standard Copyright Notice must be posted at each copy machine and public access printer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Employees who make and\/or use copies of copyrighted materials in their jobs are expected to be familiar with published provisions regarding fair use and public display, and are further expected to be able to provide their supervisor, upon request, the justification under Sections 107 or 110 of USC 17 for copies that have been made or used.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Employees who use copyrighted materials which do not fall within fair use or public display guidelines will be able to substantiate that the materials meet one of the following tests:<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 The materials have been purchased from an authorized vendor by the individual employee or the library and a record of the purchase exists.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 The materials are copies covered by a licensing agreement between the copyright owner and the library or the individual employee.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 The materials are being reviewed or demonstrated by the user to reach a decision about possible future purchase or licensing and a valid agreement exists which allows for such use.<\/p>\n Though there continues to be controversy regarding interpretation of the copyright laws, this policy represents a sincere effort to operate legally.\u00a0 Employees seeking information concerning copyright laws and regulations should contact the Nebraska Library Commission in Lincoln.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n APPENDIX V<\/b><\/p>\n Request for Reconsideration of Library Resources<\/b><\/p>\n The Rock County Library Board of Trustees has delegated the responsibility for selection and evaluation of library\/educational resources to the Director and has established reconsideration procedures to address concerns about those resources. Completion of this form is the first step in those procedures. If you wish to request reconsideration library resources, please return the completed form to the Director of the Rock County Public Library.<\/p>\n Name ___________________________<\/p>\n Date ___________________________<\/p>\n Address ___________________________<\/p>\n City ___________________________<\/p>\n State ___________________________<\/p>\n Zip ___________________________<\/p>\n Phone ___________________________<\/p>\n Do you represent self? ____ Organization? ____<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Revised by the American Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee<\/a> June 27, 1995<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n APPENDIX VI<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ROCK<\/span> COUNTY<\/span> PUBLIC LIBRARY INCIDENT REPORTS<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Date of incident:________________________________<\/p>\n Report Filed by:_________________________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name of person committing infraction:_______________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Describe infraction committed:<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Please check one:<\/p>\n ______________First infraction\u00a0 (Warning given)<\/p>\n ______________Second infraction (Removal from Library premises for one day)<\/p>\n ______________Third infraction within 60 days or continuous repeat infractions may result in banning from the Library premises for not less than 2 weeks or more than 6 months. Parents of children under 18 will be notified in writing when their child commits a third infraction and has been removed from the Library.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n APPENDIX VII<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n ROCK COUNTY PUBLIC \u00a0 LIBRARY<\/b><\/p>\n BASSETT<\/b>, NEBRASKA<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n INTERNET AND COMPUTER ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n The Rock County Public Library provides access to the Internet as one means of fulfilling its mission to develop collections, resources, and services that meet the personal, educational, recreational and professional needs of Rock County’s population.\u00a0 All Internet resources accessible through the library are provided equally to all users, with the understanding that it is the individual user’s responsibility to demonstrate judgment, respect for others, and appropriate conduct while using public library resources and facilities. \u00a0To maximize availability to this resource, and to insure fair accessibility for all, please follow these Internet Access Guidelines, which include library Internet policies, rules, and procedures.\u00a0 The term \u201cminors\u201d used in this policy shall refer to anyone under the age of 19.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Internet computers will not be used by anyone, including minors and adults, for illegal activity, to access illegal materials, or to access materials that by local community standards would be obscene.\u00a0 Library employees are authorized to take prompt and appropriate actions to enforce the Rules of Conduct, and\/or to prohibit use by persons who fail to comply with the Internet Acceptable Use Policy as stated or implied herein. Parents\/guardians are responsible for their children’s use of the library’s resources and facilities. Parents who believe that their children cannot responsibly use the library’s Internet access are requested to monitor their children’s Internet use.\u00a0 Not all sources on the Internet provide accurate, complete, appropriate or current information.\u00a0 The Rock County Public Library assumes no responsibility for any damages, direct or indirect, arising from use of its electronic services or connections to the Internet.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Internet computers will normally be available for use during regular library hours unless there are scheduled classes in session or staff needs public access computers for library business.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Library staff cannot provide in-depth training concerning Internet computer jargon or personal computer use.\u00a0 However, staff will try to offer searching suggestions and answer questions if possible.\u00a0 Because of library scheduling and other duties, Internet-trained staff may not always be available.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Internet computers will not be used for illegal activity, to access illegal materials, or to access materials that by local community standards would be obscene.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Installation, downloading, or modification of software is prohibited.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Users will respect copyright laws and licensing agreements.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 Users will not make any attempt to gain unauthorized access to restricted files or networks, or to damage or modify computer equipment or software.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 Use of the Internet access computers are on a first-come by request basis.\u00a0 We encourage users to schedule appointments if needed to insure usage time.\u00a0 Those using the Internet access computer will not have a time limit assigned but agree, as a condition of use, that if anyone else requests usage they will make the computer available after they have a one-hour usage time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6.\u00a0 Users must end their session and leave the terminal when asked to do so by authorized library staff, even if they have not completed their access session.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7.\u00a0 Patrons must inform librarian when they wish to print.\u00a0 The library provides scratch paper for printing free of charge from the Internet access computers for up to ten pages.\u00a0 Pages above the ten limit will be charged the regular .15\/page charge.\u00a0 If patrons wish to print on unused copy paper they need to inform the librarian and the charge is .15\/page.\u00a0 School projects are free up to a maximum of ten pages.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8.\u00a0 Prompt payment is required by users who incur charges for printing or other authorized fees.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 9.\u00a0 Users will need to ask the librarian if they wish to save files.\u00a0\u00a0 CD-Rom Discs are available from the library for a minimal charge.\u00a0 If you wish to save on one of your discs or flash drive, you must ask the librarian before inserting disk or flash drive in the computer so a scan for viruses can be made.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Patron will be responsible for monetary damages to a computer or the library network for failure to follow this procedure.\u00a0\u00a0 All files saved on the computer hard drive will be deleted when the computers are shut down at the end of the day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Warning:\u00a0 Although the library uses a virus-checker on the Internet access computers, this will not completely protect you from the chance of getting a virus.\u00a0 Software downloaded from the Internet may contain a virus and you need to have virus-checking software on your computer.\u00a0 The Rock County 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 patron use of the library’s computers.,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 10.\u00a0 It is assumed that information and resources accessible through the Rock County Public Library Internet connection are private to the individuals and organizations which own or hold rights to such resources and information, unless it is specifically stated otherwise by these owners or holders of rights.\u00a0 Patrons must abide by copyright laws and respect the legal protection provided by copyright and licenses to programs and data.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 11.\u00a0 The librarian in charge may establish the number of access sessions available per day, per user; such limitations will be dependent on facility-specific demand in order to provide access for a variety of users.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 12.\u00a0 Users will respect the privacy of others, and will refrain from attempting to view or read material being used by others.\u00a0 The Rock County Public Library prohibits unauthorized disclosure, use, or dissemination of personal information regarding library users, including minors.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 13.\u00a0 By mutual agreement, two persons may share one access session as long as their behavior or conversation does not disturb other users or library staff.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 14.\u00a0 Misuse of the computer or Internet access will result in loss of computer privileges.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Optional Use of Filtered Search Engines<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n The Rock County Public Library supports the right and responsibility of parents to direct the use of the Internet by their own children, and provides access to filtered search engines on Internet terminals.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Filtered search engines (which are not under the control of the library) may restrict access to sites that could be deemed objectionable, but may also limit access to sites that have legitimate research value.\u00a0\u00a0 No filtering system is completely effective or efficient.\u00a0 Access to filtered search engines have been installed on all library computers with Internet access and will be enabled when minors are using the public access computers.\u00a0 Patrons 17 and over may request the librarian to disable the filtering software and request will be granted.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Termination or Prohibition of User Access<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n When Library employees believe that the user has failed to comply with the Internet Acceptable Use Policy and\/or the Rules of Conduct, they are authorized to terminate any user’s access session or to prohibit a user from subsequent access sessions for up to two weeks from the date of informing the user of that action. After a hearing before the Library Board of Trustees, a library patron may be permanently barred from Internet access at the library.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Internet users whose access session has been terminated or prohibited may protest the action and\/or request that Internet access privileges be reinstated. This request for reinstatement must be in writing and will be presented at the next Board of Trustees regular monthly meeting for action.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This Internet Access Policy was approved by the Rock County Public Library on May 26, 2004.\u00a0 These policies may be changed or revoked by the Rock County Public Library Board at any legal meeting when there has been a public hearing notice advertised.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ROCK COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY POLICIES BOARD STATEMENT The following policies were prepared by the Rock County Public Library Board to serve as a directive of the Board as to the operational policy of the library.\u00a0 These objectives and policies will be examined annually in September and policies may be revised at any time… Continue reading Policies<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-598","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/rockcounty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/rockcounty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/rockcounty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/rockcounty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/rockcounty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=598"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/rockcounty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654,"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/rockcounty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/598\/revisions\/654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/rockcounty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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\n<\/span>Library staff who have acted on their best judgment in confronting a person will be supported by their supervisor, the person in charge, and the administration. Any staff member who observes or receives complaints of inappropriate behavior may:<\/p>\n\n
\n<\/span>Incident reports (Appendix VI) must be filed in all cases when it was necessary to call for outside help and in other situations in which the director and Board should be informed because of possible repercussions. Copies of all reports will be placed on file in the library office.\u00a0 A log of incident reports, patrons banned and problem patrons will be available for staff and police to review in case of repeat offenders. \u00a0A calendar will be used to keep track of dates of offenses and the time period a patron is banned. \u00a0In addition to written reports, staff members are encouraged to talk through upsetting incidents to share their knowledge of possible problems with other staff who might be involved.<\/p>\n\n
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\n<\/b>Preschool children must be closely accompanied at all times by an older responsible person (parent, guardian, or high school babysitter) except in the case of attendance at scheduled library preschool programs.\u00a0 The child\u2019s parent will be contacted if the child is left unattended. The library reserves the right to turn over to the proper authorities preschool children left unattended.<\/p>\n
\nIf an adult in the children\u2019s section is not involved in appropriate use of children\u2019s library materials and is observed by staff to be spending an unnecessary and unusual amount of time in the children\u2019s section, such person shall be asked to use other areas of the library. If the person does not comply or repeats, consequences will follow those under “TREATMENT OF MAJOR OFFENSES\/INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n<\/b>The police will be called when a patron attempts to steal or maliciously destroy library and\/or personal property (belonging to staff and\/or patrons). The library will prosecute anyone who steals or maliciously destroys library property. When other illegal activities (e.g, indecent exposure) are committed by a patron, the library will prosecute.<\/p>\n
\nAn emergency situation can be defined as any situation in which a person\u2019s actions present an imminent danger to the life or safety of him\/herself, others or to library property. Such incidents may include assault and other crimes of violence, or the threat or attempt to commit such crimes. Call the police immediately if such behavior should occur.<\/p>\n
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