Policies: Computer, Community Room

At the Abington Community Library

WHY WE ALWAYS NEED YOUR LIBRARY CARD
Positive identification: Your library card identifies you as the person to whose account materials are being checked out. If we believe that the person presenting a library card is not the person named on the account, we reserve the right to request photo ID before checking materials out.

Faster service: Scanning the bar code on your library card is much faster than asking a librarian to type in your name or account number. Using bar code scanners instead of keyboards saves time.

Fewer mistakes: Many patrons in the Lackawanna County Library System have the same or similar names. Searching for accounts by number instead of name greatly reduces the chances of checking materials out to the wrong account. We require cards because we believe that it is the safest, fairest, and most effective policy.
“But you know me!”: Some desk staff may recognize you and others may not. It’s not realistic or fair to expect all desk staff to recognize all regular library patrons.

When you go to a supermarket, department store, or a government office such as the registry of motor vehicles, you would always bring your purse or wallet and driver’s license or photo ID. It makes sense to have the same expectations for the library.

If you LOSE YOUR LIBRARY CARD: Present some form of identification at the library's circulation desk to purchase a replacement card for $2. A photo ID is the preferred form of ID but a bill (eg Electric) with your current address on it will suffice. If you are under age and do not have ID, a parent must be present to receive a new card. If your CARD IS STOLEN or you or you think someone else is using it, call us and we will block your account until you can come in wit your photo ID to buy a new card with a different account number.

COMPUTER USER GUIDELINES

If no one else is waiting for the computer, five minutes before your session ends, you will receive automatic offers for up to two half-hour extensions.
You may request the use of a computer up to three times in one business day. - You will receive a warning (indicated by a large window with a blue exclamation mark) that your session is ending 15 and 5 minutes before the computer automatically terminates your session. Please plan your work accordingly.
Abington Community Library is not responsible for work or time lost due to system or computer failure/malfunction.
The computers at this library are not equipped with CD burners. You must save your work to a disk or flash drive, or e-mail it to an e-mail address. DO NOT SAVE YOUR WORK TO THE HARD DRIVE! All work saved to our hard drives is erased by periodic computer re-boots throughout the business day.

PRINTING
When you print, a window will appear telling you how much the print job will cost ($.15/page). When you click on OK, another window will appear. Please write down the job number from this screen. It is your responsibility to track which jobs you want printed and to take note of the number of pages that will be printed. If you are uncertain about how to print or how to print a limited number of pages, please contact a staff member. A print job will be held two hours from the time it is sent to the print console. After one hour, your job will disappear from our print console. When you are ready to pick up your print jobs, please go to the Circulation Desk. A staff member will print your jobs after you have paid for each job you request printed. You are not required to pay for print jobs you send to the print console; however, once you have paid for your job(s), and a staff member has printed your jobs, the library cannot refund any portion of the print fee.

LACKAWANNA COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM WI-FI POLICY
Wi-Fi service at the Abington Community Library is maintained courtesy of Comcast Communications, the Lackawanna County Library System, and this library. Please note the following when using this service:

Due to the diversity of mobile computing equipment used by our patrons, library staff cannot assist you with connecting to or using our Wi-Fi Service. We would, however, be happy to help you with library resources such as Power Library, the Lackawanna County Library System Catalog (Ibistro), and other databases purchased by the library.
You cannot print to library printers via our Wi-Fi Service.
You must use headphones when listening to audio files in the library.
The Lackawanna County Library System and its member libraries are not responsible for any damage or losses, including theft, which may result, directly or indirectly, from using the Wi-Fi Service nor are we responsible for any content viewed via the Internet.
If you are using your computer in a manner that is inconsiderate of others, a staff member may ask you to end your session.
This service is not secure. We strongly recommend that you run and maintain an anti-virus program and a personal firewall. If your computer uses the Windows operating system, we recommend that you stay current with security patches and updates available from the Microsoft web site. Library staff members cannot assist you with installing software or updates and are not responsible for any damage that may result from installing software or updates.

REMOVABLE MEDIA INSTRUCTIONS

Thumb/USB Drive:
Insert media and access patron's own word processing, spreadsheet, and other documents: Yes
Save documents to media: Yes
Execute programs from media: No
Look at photos: Yes, if patron uses already-installed software.
Watch video: Yes, if patron uses already-installed software.
Listen to music file: Yes, if patron uses already-installed software.

CD-ROM/DVD-ROM:
Insert media and access patron's own word processing, spreadsheet, and other documents: Yes
Save documents to media: No
Execute programs from media: No
Look at photos: Yes, if patron uses already-installed software.
Watch video: Yes, if patron uses already-installed software.
Listen to music file: Yes, if patron uses already-installed software.

COMMUNITY ROOM USE POLICY

The Ryon Community Room and Children’s Story Room are available without charge to community groups and organizations whose aims are educational, cultural and/or civic.

No organization will be granted use of meeting rooms for any of the following reasons:

(1) sectarian religious functions,

(2) commercial endeavors,

(3) partisan political purposes, or

(4) functions that are primarily social in nature.

All meetings must be open to the public. Community groups and organizations using the rooms may not charge admission or seek a donation. Rooms may be used by only one group at a time.

To reserve a room a signed form – available at the Circulation Desk – must be submitted, and approved by the Library Director at least two weeks prior to the meeting date. No request may be submitted more than one month prior to the meeting date. Library activities (board meetings, programs) take precedence over outside group use.

Rooms are available from 9:30 AM to 8:30 PM Monday – Friday, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM Saturday, 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM Sunday.
Maximum capacity of the Ryon Community Room is 45. Maximum capacity of the Children’s Story Room is 25.
Smoking is not permitted in any part of the library.
Permission to serve light refreshments (coffee, tea, soda, etc.) may be granted upon request. No alcoholic beverages may be served.
Room set-up, breakdown, and clean-up are the responsibility of the group using the room.
The Library is not responsible for equipment, supplies, materials, or other items owned by the community group or for the personal property of those attending.
Permission to use library equipment (VCR, DVD player) may be granted upon request. The group or organization assumes responsibility for any damage to such equipment and is required to sign this statement agreeing to this condition.
The organization holding the meeting assumes responsibility for any damage done to the room, its contents, the building and grounds, or any personal injuries sustained by organizers or attendees. The group or organization is required to sign this statement agreeing to these conditions.

Approval granted by the library for use of our rooms does not constitute endorsement by the library of views expressed by any speaker or group.

To schedule a meeting room, please complete the following forms and return them to the director for approval.

Meeting room policy form

Meeting room planning form