Policies
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Customer
Conduct
Revised and adopted by
Library Board of Trustees on December 6, 2000.Enjoy Your Library Visit!
All San Antonio Public Library
facilities and bookmobiles are available to persons of all ages. While everyone has an
equal right to access library services and facilities, no person has the right to
interfere with the ability of others to use and enjoy library resources, services, and
facilities.
To make sure that everyone enjoys using the library, the following
rules have been established and adopted by the San Antonio Public Library Board of
Trustees.
The Library Director and authorized staff are responsible for enforcing customer
conduct in the library and on library premises. Anyone found to be interfering with
anothers use and enjoyment of the library will be asked to stop the behavior or
activity. If the behavior continues, the staff will ask the individual to leave the
library. Failure to leave will result in staff calling the police for assistance.
To provide an enjoyable library experience for everyone, no person shall:
- Possess or display weapons, including concealed handguns.
- Possess alcohol or any illegal substance or be intoxicated
(whether by alcohol or other mind altering drugs) to the point of impairment of his/her
mental or physical abilities.
- Exhibit disruptive, uncontrolled behavior or exceed
acceptable noise levels.
- Verbally abuse library customers or library staff.
- Harass customers or staff, or attempt to engage customers or
staff in unwanted discussion.
- Bring animals into the library, except for guide
dogs/animals that accompany and assist persons who are physically challenged.
- Enter the library without shoes and shirts.
- Use a skateboard, scooter or skate in the library or on
library premises.
- Present bodily hygiene that is distracting to customers or
staff to the point that it interferes with customers use of library resources or
with staff work.
- Make unauthorized or inappropriate use of library equipment
(e.g. elevators, computers, fire alarms, emergency exit doors, etc.).
- Destroy or deface library resources or property or the
personal property of customers or staff.
- Steal library property.
- Trespass
into any area closed to the public.
Eat or drink in public areas, unless authorized by library
personnel.
Place briefcases, book-bags, musical instruments, etc. where
they block aisles or take up work space of customers and staff.
Sleep in the library
Smoke in any area of the library.
THANKS FOR VISITING AND USING THE LIBRARY!
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